With the aid of Obama Congress extended the Bush tax program which lets the obscene rich off the estate tax hook.
This is the result of years and millions of dollars of lobbying and campaign contributions to Republican whores.
A small group of American billionaires has conducted a stealth campaign for years to achieve this escape from taxes. Prominent among them is Frank Blethen publisher of the Seattle Times which he has used (subtly) in the campaign.
If he or one of his co-conspirators dies this year or next year they will virtually escape billions of taxes.
How does it feel to be the sucker who gets stuck with their tax bill? Get use to it. It will keep happening until we change the campaign financing mechanism. That of course will never happen. Republicans are not going to allow us to tear down their whorehouse.
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