Democrat Makes Case for 100% Death Tax

A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 11 December 2010 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) defended the confiscatory taxation of estates arguing that “dead people have no more need for money. Look, everybody knows ‘you can’t take it with you’ when you die. So it’s a question of who gets your money when you do.”

Weiner contended that the deceased’s heirs don’t deserve it. “They didn’t earn it,” Weiner said. “They have no rightful claim. The fact that the person who died wanted them to have it is irrelevant. A dead person’s wishes have no moral or legal authority in the disposition of assets he no longer needs.”

“Rather than allow an unelected private person to determine how these assets will be used after his death,” Weiner continued, “it seems more just that the people’s elected representatives take control to ensure a more equitable distribution. There are many socially warranted programs that are under-funded. These have got to take precedence over the selfish desires of heirs to continue the family business.”

[The Klingon]

This is extraordinary close to WHAT HE DID SAY.

[Jim W N]

Democrat Makes Case for 100% Death Tax

Well, since the Dems are themselves 100% dead, they don't care.

[Renegade]

Weiner is a Dick

[umgud]

Think all the businesses the gov’t can own under this sort of reasoning.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Parody or not, Lefties actually believe that all money and property rightfully belongs to the government, and they are just being indulgent by letting us temporarily control a tiny bit of it.

[Vaquero]

Weeener, the little pr!ck wants to steal my childrens property.

If someone came into my house to do that, they would have a ‘warm welcome’.

[the_Watchman]

(1) What is the current “death tax” and what are its prospects; i.e., isn’t about to get larger?
(2) Do the recipients also have to pay ordinary income tax on the inherited amount?

[Christian Engineer Mass]

Most importantly, the very rich can get accountants to set up trusts and entities that allow them to pass on most of their wealthy untouched.

The death tax only affects the middle class - people who have scraped together a few 10s or 100s of thousands, maybe even (gasp) a million bucks, in the hope that they can give their kids the opportunity they didn’t have.

The rich just try to pull up the ladder. There are no liberals. It’s all just a scam to take your stuff & have you thank them for it.

[Darnright]

Satire or not, little Anthony is the most aptly named scuzzball in American politics.

[EGPWS]

“dead people have no more need for money. Look, everybody knows ‘you can’t take it with you’ when you die. So it’s a question of who gets your money when you do.”

Satire aside, these pro government zealots will use such an idea to legitimize death to feed the government coffers.

[mamelukesabre]

Cool. Lets kill the government and tax it’s death.

[combat_boots]

What else did people think 0bamaCare was supposed to be?

[ronnie raygun]

From now on any scams these intelligent idiots propose shall be experienced by the proposer and his or her family so we can see the results before it is put into law and we the American people are subjected to it. Let all of congress sign up for Obama care for the remainder of thier service so the American people will see whether they want to join or not. Fair enough. I also think every congress person should be paid the same salary as our brave men and women in the military as well as they and thier families enjoying the fine healthcare provided by the VA. I'm sure they will be careful when they open thier mouths

[Caipirabob]

Communism expressed by a member of congress should be sufficient reason to arrest and try for treason. If nothing else, the communist should be immediately deported.

[hosepipe]

Even IF the government should get the money..
The question is WHICH GOVERNMENT?..

Maybe, Local(city/county) or State government but definitely NOT the federal government..
The federal government has rights to and deserves NOTHING..

[RedMDer]

“dead people have no more need for money. Look, everybody knows ‘you can’t take it with you’ when you die. So it’s a question of who gets your money when you do.”

Ok Weenie, you get no funeral and your family gets no support because you have no rights to the money you no longer need.

[Wings-n-Wind]

... And they wonder why they lost the election....

This "Weenie" needs to be the next "grayson" winnowed out of the House...

jmho....

[Wings-n-Wind]

"A dead person’s wishes have no moral or legal authority in the disposition of assets he no longer needs."

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THISSSSSSS....

Shows everyone just how freakin' IGNORANT of the law this "lawmaker" really is....

Hey Weenie....

The village called... their IDIOT is missing!!!

Phone home... dumb*ss...

[The Great RJ]

Gee I wonder how much this twerp has inherited. I suppose the death tax is only for the small people not members of Congress and the party elites. How much our country is starting to resemble East Germany.