Bruce Bartlett is columnist for The Fiscal Times and Tax Notes. Bartlett served in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He has also worked for Ron Paul, Jack Kemp, the Heritage Foundation, and the Cato Institute.
The reigning generation should pay their debts, but using the estate tax to make them do it is a bad idea. How should it be done? Allow the Treasury to take tax-exempt charitable donations.… More »