[ExI] libertarians and inheritance

Olga Bourlin fauxever at sprynet.com
Mon May 4 14:59:35 UTC 2009


From: "John K Clark" <jonkc at bellsouth.net>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:45 AM

> I must admit you may not be entirely wrong about that. I'm not a big fan 
> of
> any tax but inheritance tax would be the LAST one I'd remove. I'd also say
> that Libertarians are right in advocating Ivy League universities stop 
> their
> affirmative action admittance policy, but they should also get rid of 
> their
> legacy admittance policy.

Ah, yes ... legacy admittance policy, one of the many benefits (there have 
been others, e.g. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/books/review/28KOTZL.html) bestowed on 
certain Americans "when affirmative action was white?" ;)).

Olga 




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