tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053625444956647737.post6892071911115705624..comments2010-03-24T09:30:18.954-07:00Comments on Sh*t Storm: Minimizing the financial and legal power of zombiesFlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03278628766758867463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053625444956647737.post-37134006611519200402007-06-09T13:57:00.000-07:002007-06-09T13:57:00.000-07:00But there is simply no principle of distributional...<I>But there is simply no principle of distributional justice suggesting that children have a right to property because their parents worked for it. You aren't a better person because your parents were good people, and you dont necessarily have the mental faculties of a sharp 12 year old just because your Daddy could almost speak in complete sentences (See e.g. Bush, George W., see also Bush, George H.W.)</I><BR/><BR/>But the agreements a person has made don't disappear when they die. I should be able to chose how my wealth is used after my death for the same reason I should get to chose whether or not I donate my kidneys. There is an argument to be had for taxing inherited wealth, but not from the fact that it is inherited, but from that it is income for the person receiving it and there is no good argument for treating it different than other forms of income.MattXIVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113199535358200789noreply@blogger.com