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And then everyone applauded..

But seriously if I witnessed this, I might actually applaud because that is a pretty badass bit of trivia to get to whip out.

The day before the first day of work from home I got fired from my engineering job at an oil company. Soon after I smoked weed occasionally for the first time in years after having received random drug tests. Unemployment extensions were nice too!

I bought a big laser cutter and started making art. Spent more time helping out at the local artist collective sprucing things up.

Eventually I got hooked up with a cool LED art installation company helping them install their projects as a freelancer. Now I'm full time with them!

It's lower pay than the oil company but it is so much more rewarding, interesting, cooler people, better work/life balance. Overall the pandemic was fun times for me personally.

https://youtu.be/w-aaHZ4OX7Q

I'm looking forward to this one! I love his podcast.

Shout out Louis Theroux

I agree it needs to be a highly progressive tax. I'm generalizing because we're discussing international tax law and I don't know the income cutoffs for different countries.

Double taxation is a real concern only if the inheritance tax affects very low income individuals. A family who shares a car or a struggling family restaurant might have a very difficult time if they are forced to pay an unexpected tax bill.

I'm specifically talking about very low income families since I am talking about the general pros and cons of applying an inheritance tax to all citizens since we are discussing why the inheritance tax might have been removed in Austria / German. I'm not familiar with international tax law to be more specific about income levels so I'm trying ro cover all bases.

If a poor family is sharing a car or a family restaurant, it could be very damaging to have to pay tax on these assets if they don't have savings.

I understand that this doesn't apply to families with large assets and I agree that an inheritance tax is generally a good thing when applied progressively.

Thank you for that information. The article is about a German / Austrian woman so I was summarizing the pros and cons of an inheritance tax which might apply to any country since I don't know the specifics of their law or why they changed it it.

I think this viewpoint assumes that everyone lives independently. A lot of families function as units and they all live and work together. If you inherit post-tax income from a family member, then the money has been fairly taxed regardless of your viewpoint.

Why should you have to pay the government to inherit your late-parent's car or business? What happens if you can't afford to pay the tax?

For the low income families this can make or break a person's way of life, for the 1% it is a way of hoarding the world's wealth and maintain power.

For regular people, an inheritance tax is not great. For the ultra-wealthy it should be mandatory.

Arguments against an inheritance tax:

• Double taxation: Critics argue that inheritance taxes are a form of double taxation, since the assets being inherited have already been taxed once during the decedent's lifetime.
• Hurts small businesses: Family-owned businesses can face hardship if they must be sold off to pay inheritance taxes.
• Discourages investment: Inheritance taxes can disincentivize people from saving and investing, as they know a portion of their wealth will go to the government.

Arguments for an inheritance tax:

• Reduces wealth inequality: Inheritance taxes help to redistribute wealth from the very wealthy to the rest of society, reducing income inequality.
• Prevents concentration of power: By limiting the ability of wealth to be passed on unchecked, inheritance taxes can help to prevent excessive concentration of economic and political power in the hands of a few families.
• Source of government revenue: Inheritance taxes can be a significant source of revenue for governments, which can be used to fund social programs and public goods.

Stupid question: What exactly are the dangers being implied here? I have accounts with all of these services although I don't use all of them. I know that they are using and selling my personal information, is there more? I have ways of doing things in private when I need and I'm aware that using these services has no expectations of absolute privacy.

Here is the take away:

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