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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
If You’ve Got a Last Will
The poor you will always have with you,... Matthew 26:11 (New International Version)
There was an interesting piece in the Ideas section of the August 26 Sunday Chieftain. Jessie Ulibarri is “director of the Campaign for Economic Justice with Colorado Progressive Coalition in Denver. (progressive coalition.org)”
His article sounds reasonable at first glance, but funny things start occurring in the first paragraph.
Ken Salazar co-introduced legislation to modify the estate tax by exempting farms. As a rancher himself, and as an elected official who strongly represents the interests of rural Colorado, his interest in this matter is understandable. Unfortunately, this legislation is based on misinformation and fear of one of the most important sources of revenue we have as a country.
Fear of an important source of revenue for the country? It took me quite a while to figure out that the writer assumes that Salazar is afraid of the estate tax decreasing his own or his heirs inheritances.