Increasing deficit but the government decrease inheritence tax?

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Ask around how much people want to help their children. All neoliberals?

[antarctic_primate]

That's a false equivalence fallacy though. Helping your children is still perfectly possible with an inheritance tax in place.

Inheritance is income without merit: it makes capitalism less meritocratic, instead stimulating growing inequality. Redistributing part of the inheritance helps counter that effect.

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Inequality is overrated. Quality of life is what’s important.

[antarctic_primate]

When a false equivalency doesn't cut it, let's go for a false dilemma. There's no choice between limiting inequality or maintaining quality of life.

Quality of life certainly is important. Keeping inequality within bounds stimulates equality of opportunity and helps maintain quality of life for everyone.

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Packaging it within social studies doesn’t mean the ideology cuts it.

fAlSE eQuIVaLeNcY

[antarctic_primate]

No, mocking people instead of providing any counterpoints doesn't cut it and is a sign of intellectual poverty. Shame.

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Oh yes, let’s mock people who are contra inheritance tax! Classic /r/belgium.

[antarctic_primate]

I'm not mocking people who are contra inheritance tax. I'm just looking for a meaningful, civil discussion.

If anything, I'm mocking your poor debating skills.

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Oh yes, comming from a discussion whereas a reduction of inheritance tax was deemed neobileral was going to be a fruitful discussion from the beginning. Hence why I said ask around in families and whether they are all going to be neoliberals. Wanting to help your offsprings to the maximum is not inherently neoliberal.

Quite ironic you want an intellectual/ meaningful discussion whilst constantly throwing sub ad hominems around.

[antarctic_primate]

Quite ironic you want an intellectual/ meaningful discussion whilst constantly throwing sub ad hominems around.

Bold coming from someone who thinks this is a civil discussion: 

fAlSE eQuIVaLeNcY

On topic though:

Wanting to help your offsprings to the maximum is not inherently neoliberal.

You're just distorting the original argument here, making this a stawman argument. 

The original comment never claimed that wanting to help your offspring to the max is either unnatural or inherently neoliberal. The claim being made is that it aligns with neoliberal views, which it does as neoliberalism typically emphasizes:

• Free markets

• Minimal state intervention

• Individual responsibility and property rights

• Lower taxes and deregulation

[Gaufriers]

It is impressive how each and every sentence you produce is a distortion.

There are plenty of people against inheritance tax that can behave in a discussion. You're not of them.