claim: what republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."
author: mark pocan
evidence_1: oct 27, 2017 ... politifact: do only 2 in 1,000 'ultra wealthy' pay 'death tax' that trump wants ...  that what republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy,"  which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people.".
evidence_2: what republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy"  which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." — politifact ...
evidence_3: what republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy"  which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." — politifact ...
evidence_4: sep 29, 2017 ... what republicans renamed the 'death tax,' is really the millionaire's ... disguising  a windfall for the ultra-rich as a boon for working families. ... sense conceptually,  since of 1,000 people who die, only two have to pay it. ... in fact, only 11,931  estate-tax returns were filed in 2014 (out of two million people who ...
evidence_5: dec 3, 2017 ... “i think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing, ... that if  you're not ultra-wealthy, it's clearly because you're wasting all your ... like to call  the death tax) actually affects very few people in iowa – only 120 ... data found  that only 160 farm estates nationwide had to pay the tax in 2016.