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JohnnyRingo

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1. This just sounds like the Estate Tax they've been complaining about.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:22 AM

15 hrs ago

I don't doubt this Big Ugly Bill was supposed to end what the wealthy call double taxation of estate taxes, but maybe someone slipped a line in that continues it in a different way.

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Trump's 'big beautiful bill' has a 'double taxation' trap for top earners, tax lawyers say [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago OP

This just sounds like the Estate Tax they've been complaining about. JohnnyRingo 15 hrs ago #1

It sounds like someone copied and pasted the wrong stuff BaronChocula 12 hrs ago #2

The Trmp maladministration seems to be fond of 'double-taps'. nt eppur_se_muova 9 hrs ago #3

not 1 m/billionaire would feel this double tap. A 0.001% of their total swag they grift in every year dave99 7 hrs ago #4