> And indeed, even in countries with high inheritance taxes, the richest families tend not to change much inter-generationally inheritance taxes are designed t

> And indeed, even in countries with high inheritance taxes, the richest families tend not to change much inter-generationally inheritance taxes are designed to restrict upward mobility on a timespan of generations. of course the richest families don't change much, the cost of becoming a "richest family" is much higher than the cost of staying a "richest family."