To reply to the people below as to why @themartorana might be against estate taxes: if the tax system does its job properly, death shouldn&#x27;t be a taxable event. Treating capital gains as normal income, closing shitty loopholes etc - people are paying their fair share that way. Taxing at death would be double dipping. Instead, it&#x27;s used as a way to claw back failed capital gains tax and it&#x27;s an awful way to do it (making people sell property, etc)