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I down-voted you for the use of the term "death tax". The correct term for it is the "trust fund baby tax". This is not merely a matter of rhetoric, but of accu

I down-voted you for the use of the term "death tax". The correct term for it is the "trust fund baby tax". This is not merely a matter of rhetoric, but of accuracy. The dead person isn't being taxed. Being deceased and presumably having no use for wealth past that point, he or she doesn't care. The living heirs are being taxed. To quote Salute Your Shorts, get it right or pay the price. It cost you 2 karma points, because I'd otherwise have voted you up for an otherwise high-quality post.

jcl 18y ago
That was an odd thing to do... If he had used your "correct" term in his post, it would not have been a good indicator of Republican behavior and would therefore ruin the example. His post uses the term in a description of other posts -- just as your post does.
- time_management 18y ago
  You make a good point. I just have a knee-jerk negative response to phrases like "death tax" when not used with bitter irony. (I have Republican relatives.) I probably deserve my -5 for being obnoxious. Rash, knee-jerk reactions are often a social liability, which reminds me of a funny bar anecdote: Guy: So, you're waiting for someone? Girl: Yeah, some college friends. They're an hour late. Oh my... Boy, friends can be really rude sometimes. Guy: Tell me about your sister. How old is she? Girl: What? Guy: Sorry, I heard the words "my boyfriend" and-- (Girl walks away.)
  - time_management 18y ago
    Yaaaouch! Seafood soup is NOT on the menu!
Hexstream 18y ago
I think such nitty-gritty comments about karma aren't very insightful. But while we're in those nitty-gritty details, I'll say there could very well be some people who upvote him just to counterbalance your downvote; he might even make a profit.
scott_s 18y ago
I down-voted your description to register my disapproval of marking down someone's post for a single, non-offensive word. That's obnoxious and pedantic.
pg 18y ago
The dead person isn't being taxed. Being deceased and presumably having no use for wealth past that point, he or she doesn't care. That's not true. Estate tax rules affect gifts during one's own lifetime as well.

jcl 18y ago

That was an odd thing to do... If he had used your "correct" term in his post, it would not have been a good indicator of Republican behavior and would therefore ruin the example. His post uses the term in a description of other posts -- just as your post does.

time_management 18y ago
You make a good point. I just have a knee-jerk negative response to phrases like "death tax" when not used with bitter irony. (I have Republican relatives.) I probably deserve my -5 for being obnoxious. Rash, knee-jerk reactions are often a social liability, which reminds me of a funny bar anecdote: Guy: So, you're waiting for someone? Girl: Yeah, some college friends. They're an hour late. Oh my... Boy, friends can be really rude sometimes. Guy: Tell me about your sister. How old is she? Girl: What? Guy: Sorry, I heard the words "my boyfriend" and-- (Girl walks away.)
- time_management 18y ago
  Yaaaouch! Seafood soup is NOT on the menu!

Hexstream 18y ago

I think such nitty-gritty comments about karma aren't very insightful. But while we're in those nitty-gritty details, I'll say there could very well be some people who upvote him just to counterbalance your downvote; he might even make a profit.

scott_s 18y ago

I down-voted your description to register my disapproval of marking down someone's post for a single, non-offensive word. That's obnoxious and pedantic.

pg 18y ago

The dead person isn't being taxed. Being deceased and presumably having no use for wealth past that point, he or she doesn't care. That's not true. Estate tax rules affect gifts during one's own lifetime as well.