To be clear: I'm proposing something like "no one can pass on more than $1m (or whatever number) inflation-adjusted dollars to their kids". Realistically, this policy would only affect a tiny fraction of extremely wealthy families. (Reminder for HN readers: the median household net worth is something like ~$70k)
If you say you care about actual people, you should care about giving more of them a chance, and worry less about protecting the non-existent property interests of the dead.
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To be clear: I'm proposing something like "no one can pass on more than $1m (or whatever number) inflation-adjusted dollars to their kids". Realistically, this policy would only affect a tiny fraction of extremely wealthy families. (Reminder for HN readers: the median household net worth is something like ~$70k)
If you say you care about actual people, you should care about giving more of them a chance, and worry less about protecting the non-existent property interests of the dead.