Michael McKelvy wrote:

The death tax is not for the purpose you describe. That's just the excuse
they use to keep it. If it did what you think it's supposed to, why are the
Kennedy's, Kerry's, Bush's and Rockefeller's still rich.

The simple fact is this tax does harm and no good at all.

Preaching to the choir. I wanted to know what countries don't do
this so that I know where to go when I get old - to keep their
grubby hands off of it.