Author
Ariel Perez
Greed at a Glance
A weekly update on avarice in America.
The federal estate tax — the “death tax” to the lawmakers who want to repeal it — will impact the assets of only 6,343 of the 2.3 million people in the United States expected to die this year. In 2006, the estate tax will only kick in on fortunes over $2 million per person, notes United for a Fair Economy, up a half-million over last year's exemption level...