Tara
terrababa.bsky.social
Tara
@terrababa.bsky.social
Demographer, sociologist, health policy researcher, movie buff. I endeavor to make data accurately reflect who we are and appreciate cinema that is trying to do the same.
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Adult children of wealth can already inherit many millions of $ without inheritance tax. But bill says it's not ENOUGH MILLIONS.

In fact, lack of inheritance taxes leads heirs to laze around, waste time, & avoid work.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Inheritance taxation and wealth effects on the labor supply of heirs
The taxation of bequests can have a positive impact on the labor supply of heirs through wealth effects. This leads to an increase in labor income tax…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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And speaking of last year's hack of Trump flunkies by Iran, I've been meaning to revisit the disclosure that the "lawyer" involved was none other than Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer.

How did the people who invented chess figure out Lindsey was a weak link? 😀

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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“Trump’s family has deals to build luxury resorts and hotels in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. And their crypto firm will be used by the UAE to make a $2B deal— netting the Trumps hundreds of millions of dollars. His ‘diplomatic trips’ are blatant self-enrichment opportunities.” @rbreich.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM