Comments for Estate Tax: Can You Say "Marginal Rate?" at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.cepr.net Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1755 The word "marginal" is also almost never mentioned when brokers are touting the advantages of tax free vs taxable bonds, etc. They just say "What bracket are you in..." How many people are misled by this as well? - Robert Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:21:31 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1628 Cui bono? - Scott ffolliott Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:27:52 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1624 [i]This would have led listeners to believe that an estate worth $1.1 million would face a tax liability of $605,000.[/i] Almost nobody with close to $1 million would be fooled into thinking that and people with less than $1 million probably will not worry about it. - floccina Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:52:02 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1623 It's pretty absurd to think poeple would be for cutting the estate tax if they understood the truth. You have to misinform the dummies, to get them on your side! - DCDan Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:04:59 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1618 A marginal tax assessed On change in total estate But the margin is the whole So there is no escape First dollar or last Matters not to NPR The objective of objective reporting Is to report the taxes that are Taxing the rich to enrich the poor Whether average, marginal or progressive By stupid liberals with no estates Whose only skills are suppressive - izzatzo Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:33:18 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1615 Thanks for pointing this out. Marketplace is part of the GOP propaganda machine on NPR (no longer "National Public Radio"). I turn the channel as soon as it comes on; it is filled with nonsense and misinformation put forth as news. Speaking of which, would you please make a post explaining the misinformation in today's NY Times article about the Maine pension system? It repeatedly describes the Social Security System as a retirement plan, which it is not. It is an insurance system, not a 401(k) equivalent/replacement, and it supports much more than just retired people. - Robert Harper Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:34:36 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/estate-tax-can-you-say-qmarginal-rateq#comment-1613 actually, this point is moot- nobody listening to NPR makes a mill- rich people are in the backseat on the blackberry while the chauffer cranks up the hip hop - frankenduf Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:05:54 +0100