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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The PP who is anti-inheritance does not seem to understand human nature.

One of the main reasons people work hard and thereby contribute to productivity of the economy is to provide for their children.  This may be during their lifetime or after they die.  This is a deeply ingrained instinct in the human race.

If the state overly limits transfer of wealth to children (or to charity as another poster has raised), [b]many people simply would not exert the additional effort and simply rest on their laurels once they had enough money to see themselves comfortably to death.[/b]

Stymieing the energy and productivity of these people in this way would lower the overall productivity of the economy.  The extra money would not go to educate disadvantaged children or provide other government services as PP thinks because there would be no extra money.
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I actually think the bolded would be an AMAZING result for society.[/quote]

Why? It deprives society of the efforts of the most innovative and productive among us.[/quote]

Please.  Show your work.  Making lots of money does not necessarily translate to being innovative or productive.  Being innovative or productive does not necessarily translate to being irreplaceable.

Resources are in fact finite.  Rather than monopolizing the kitchen making twenty pies for yourself and then trying to pass them under the table to your kids while everyone outside your family get crumbs, why not make your pie and then get out of the damn kitchen so others can have a turn?[/quote]

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