Jim Demint gets apoplectic over what he calls the "Death Tax". I remember back when it was called the "Estate Tax", because the tax is actually on the estates of the deceased. Now those of us who don't know too much about the government, myself included, were afraid that when we died, the government would take our homes and every penny we had saved up for our children and grandchildren.
Not true. The estate tax is only on the very wealthy. It's called an estate tax because the very wealthy tend to live in "estates". It is a tax on those who have lived well in this country, and have now died well. I like to think of it as paying it forward. You know, back to the country that provided the fertile ground for your wealth, and keeping that ground fertile for others.
Now I don't know how many of those houses that John McCain owns that he really needs, but I'll bet after he goes he won't need that many. But he and Jim Demint are fighting to keep every one of them in the family.
Jim Demint is an ad man. A very successful one. He and his colleagues invent phrases like "death tax" to scare us. It has worked.
Don't let him scare you this time.
Alvin Greene doesn't know a lot of big words. He doesn't have a staff or lobbyists to help him invent phrases intended to manipulate and control.
Visit his website and add your support:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
While you're online, send a message to Jim Demint. Tell him to stop voting for the wealthy and powerful corporations that hoard their fortunes rather than reinvest in our country and our people, and that pay to keep him in office so that they can continue to hoard their fortunes, even after they're gone.
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