 Do you think inheritance should be illegal?
steveitis:  1. Why would you say it is 'unfair' of me to be able to decide who gets the benefit of my lifes work when I pass on?That's the rational. I earned it, so I decide who gets it. Usually my kids. YMMV from country to country, and state to state yadda.2. Why not mind your own business. I worked for it, and I'll decide what to do with it. If you'd like to decide the fate of vast wealth, than go earn vast wealth.3. You could even have a system that prevents people from whinging about how unfair life is on the internet whilst some people don't even have benefit of a decent soapbox, but it wouldn't make much sense either.