the logic to justify it, i kid you fucking not, is that the goverment is not actually taxing the departed but are actually taxing the inheritor. because the inheritor has gained a windfall of income it must be declared like everything else, and of course that means it being taxed. it is such a fucking abhorrent way to justify what is a clear effort to deprive intergenerational wealth amongst the masses who already have the displeasure of paying tax their entire fucking lives.
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