I am not saying that I am  pro or con but certainly this is more than just what I would stand to pay, and how much my family would benefit from my efforts.  On a large context, it tries to understand the basic problem on how much should a man should benefit from another man’s labor and by which means.

Should it be to each his own - I do my best for myself and family as in a free enterprise, or should government have a hand in dividing everybody’s fruit of labor to insure more equity, and therefore a better society for all?

Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Gates Opposes Repeal of Estate Tax

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates told a Senate panel today that he opposes a repeal of the federal estate tax.

Tax-cut legislation enacted in 2001 reduced the estate tax rate and provided for 10 years of increasing exemptions. For 2007, the top estate tax rate is 45% and the exemption is $2 million. Under the law, the tax is fully repealed in 2010 but will be revived in 2011 with a top rate of 55% and an exemption of $1 million. Pending legislation proposes making the full repeal permanent.