Bill Clinton: “Estate tax repeal would benefit only about 2 percent of decedents…”

On the recordAugust 30, 2000

Estate tax repeal would benefit only about 2 percent of decedents, providing an average tax cut of $800,000 to only 54,000 families in 2010.

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval Estate Tax Relief Legislation

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