Matt Rosendale Quotes

Dying should not be a taxable event.

We do not believe that death should be a taxable event.

Just dying should not be a reason for taxes.

Currently, not only are Americans taxed on what they earn, but those assets are taxed again when they are passed on to a loved one.

Death just shouldn't be a taxable event.

“Death Taxes” are not levied on the dead, who have passed beyond reach of the IRS, but on the heirs who did nothing to earn the money …

Many countries, even socialist Sweden and former communist Russia, have done away with their death taxes. They found the confiscation of wealth at death to be counterproductive.

But we need to quit taxing people upon death. No taxation without respiration.

It's time we permanently repeal the tax on possessions that people leave to their children.

My constituents in Kansas know the death tax is a duplicative tax on small businesses and family farms that, in many cases, families have spent generations building.

An increase in the State inheritance tax, steeply graduated and applying to all property in the State regardless of where the owner may reside.

The entire American concept of the 'family business' is put at risk by the death tax.

The estate tax punishes years of hard work and robs families of part of their heritage by imposing a huge penalty on inheritance after death - a tax on money that has already been taxed.

I hope that the Senate acts quickly to pass this legislation so that Americans will no longer worry about having to sell the family farm or business to pay taxes after the death of a loved one.

The death tax should be completely and permanently repealed now in order to make the Tax Code fairer and simpler and to eliminate the harmful drag this tax has on the economy.

Additionally, this tax forces family businesses to invest in Uncle Sam rather than the economy. When families are forced to repurchase businesses because of the death tax, that means less money is being invested in new jobs and capital expansion.

With my support, the House of Representatives recently voted to permanently repeal the death tax so that family farms and businesses can be passed down to children and grandchildren.

The death tax is one of the leading causes of the dissolution of small businesses.

Only in Washington would death be considered a taxable event.

The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.

The death tax destroys family businesses and stifles investment that leads to increases in jobs and personal income. As a result, 70 percent of family-owned businesses are not passed on to the next generation and 87 percent do not make it to the third generation.

The bottom line is that the death tax is a tax on the economy because it slows economic growth.

The death tax causes one-third of all family-owned small businesses to liquidate after the death of the owner. It is also an unfair tax because the assets have already been taxed once at their income level.

If we don't act now, the death tax will come back in just a few years. Under current law the death tax is phased out in 2010 but comes back in full force in 2011. That is a ridiculous and untenable policy.

In six short years, small business owners and family farmers will once again be assessed a tax on the value of their property at the time of their death, despite having paid taxes throughout their lifetime.