# Proposal : stop the accumulation of all wealth into fewer and fewer hands through inheritance taxes. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 20, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-stop-the-accumulation-of-all-wealth-into-fewer-and-fewer-hands-through-inheritance-taxes/789481 "2017-06-20T22:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-stop-the-accumulation-of-all-wealth-into-fewer-and-fewer-hands-through-inheritance-taxes/789481/48 "2017-06-21T22:14:00Z")
I’m not terribly concerned about wealth accumulation/inequality. Maybe I should be; OP certainly does not make a compelling argument. But I accept a compelling argument could be made. I recommend reading Piketty, Mayer, etc., and tying to make that argument. And maybe consider how much the inequality is a symptom of problems vs a problem in and of itself. There may be more important issues. I’m going to start owing **msmith** royalties: > [@Income Inequality: revolution, taxes, or war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-revolution-taxes-or-war/715573/157): > > 1. What are the barriers that prevent someone who is poor from rising to a higher level (not millionaire per se, but comfortable middle class). > > 2. What are the forces that are shifting wealth and opportunity away from the middle class? > > 3. What is the minimum standard of living we will accept for the most incompetent, drug addict asshole? It’s all well and good to talk about education and training, but some people just don’t have the wherewithal to do much more than the most rudimentary jobs. Or any job for that matter. Do we just drive them into shanty towns on the outskirts of civilization like you find in places like Calcutta or Sao Paulo? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-stop-the-accumulation-of-all-wealth-into-fewer-and-fewer-hands-through-inheritance-taxes/789481)._