Honors Program Theses
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Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Ken McCormick
Abstract
The estate tax is scheduled for repeal in 2010 and will be reinstated the following year. Congress is trying to make the repeal permanent, but is running into opposition. The public is becoming aware that only the wealthiest Americans would reap the benefits of estate tax repeal to the detriment of everyone else. This paper finds that estate tax repeal may not have any economic benefits, does not impose high compliance and administrative costs, taxes wealth that would remain untaxed without the levy, does not endanger the ability of small business owners and farmers to survive, encourages charitable bequests, and has a moral justification that is embedded in the American political culture.
Year of Submission
2005
Department
Department of Economics
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
5-2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (16 pages)
Copyright
©2005 Stephen Paul Skram
Recommended Citation
Skram, Stephen Paul, "The Economic Argument Against Estate Tax Repeal" (2005). Honors Program Theses. 849.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/849
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