Stripping enterprises of their cash quickly is hardly an example of rent-seeking. If money is directed towards conspicuous consumption, it recirculates into the

Stripping enterprises of their cash quickly is hardly an example of rent-seeking. If money is directed towards conspicuous consumption, it recirculates into the economy. I definitely consider that superior to inflating unearned fortunes. The Russian example seems to be more a testament to the danger of unstable political regimes, not the problems of a high inheritance tax.