EstateTax

Reuters Editor Shrieks: Tax 'Lucky Sperm Club' to Break 'Landed Gentry'

12/16/2010 11:32 AM ET
For Chrystia Freeland, the thought of only taxing wealthy estates 35 percent is "destructive to the fabric of America." The Reuters global editor-at-large went on a ear-piercing tear on the ...

Sloppy ABC Misleads on Estate Tax Being 'Slashed'; It Will Actually Increase 35 Percent

12/9/2010 4:48 PM ET
ABC's Jon Karl on Thursday offered misleading, sloppy reporting on a congressional tax deal, bizarrely suggesting that the proposal "slashes" the estate tax. In a follow-up piece, news anchor Juju ...

AP: How Dare Steinbrenner Die in 2010

7/14/2010 10:13 AM ET
Less than 24 hours after baseball boss' death, newswire decries suspended estate tax, heirs' 'unexpected bonanza'

NY Times Dismayed Death Tax Didn't Hit Tycoon's Fortune

6/9/2010 1:47 PM ET
Media frustrated that 'accounting quirk' allows money to pass to children, grandchildren 'tax free'

Oh No! Rich Texan 'Allowed' to Give His Money to His Children Instead of IRS

6/9/2010 12:47 PM ET
David Kocieniewski writes: "A Texas pipeline tycoon who died two months ago may become the first American billionaire allowed to pass his fortune to his children and grandchildren tax-free."

Buffett: 'We Need More Taxes'

7/10/2009 5:24 PM ET
'Billionaire-next-door' again calls for taxing the wealthy on 'Good Morning America.'

Liberal Timothy Egan Passes Moral Judgment on "Truly Awful Rich People"

3/13/2009 12:53 PM ET
Egan celebrates the death tax and wonders if there's a Hell painful enough for Bernie Madoff, Ken Lay, and Leona Helmsley.

Liberal Hypocrisy and the Death Tax, Demonstrated by NYT Publisher Arthur Sulzberger

3/4/2008 3:58 PM ET
The NY Post reports that Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. sold his Upper West Side apartment to his wife for $3.25 million for what a Times spokeswoman described as "estate-planning purposes."

Econ 101: Is the Estate Tax Good or Bad?

8/9/2006 9:47 AM ET
How the inheritance penalty affects the rich, the poor and the economy.
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