This (Sept. 15 entry) has me a bit muffed for awhile (the estate tax, that is). Many of the ads we see about the estate tax are misleading -- it only affects the very richest of the rich in the enormous sums they inherit. And the tax really does supply a huge amount to our budget. On the other hand, is it fair to ask that the government have a chunk of any inheritance? Is it distasteful?

(And then, say the anarchists, should the government have any of our money? I was thinking on this the other day. Was Jesus an anarchist? He was pretty radical, but not necessarily against the controversial government in his area at the time. He was socially radical. Did he really say very little about government, other than giving to Caesar what was his own?)