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WalterBright on Dec 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Are super-rich people just better at making money?

The top federal inheritance tax rate is 40%. The top Washington state inheritance tax rate is 20%. I.e. the government takes half.

shafyy on Dec 22, 2022 [–]

Sure, but we all know about the loop holes that need to be fixed.

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