Several generations of my family worked hard, paid taxes on what they earned, saved their money and invested in this country so that they would not be a burden on the taxpayer. And because they wanted to leave something behind for the next generation and a variety of charitable organizations - their estates should be further taxed? Oh, and this wouldn't result in significant tax revenue, according to Doug Saunders, but it would "expand privilege." Even one of  the simplest forms of life, the fungus, knows enough not to kill off the host.