Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 26, 2010

Can you say…AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

It might be yours sooner than you think!

Oh…and enjoy the millions of dollars of debt!

It looks like Wiley was influenced by the movie “Kind Hearts and Coronets” and other Ealing type movies.

The kid’s father was a real “pane”.

That lad has ambition! He will go far! (Say, about as far as his late father, and soon, as the swirl of rivalry engulfs him).

The dad must’ve been so proud… for about 30 seconds.

An argument for the estate tax if ever there was one…

I don’t get it…..did the old man jump or did the kid shove him out? Looking for a clue………..

This is the argument against the estate tax; the boy realized the government would take half or more of all his father had worked for if dear old dad had lasted past New Year’s Eve. If the old man has to go, he needs to go before January 1. Smart kid.

@kreole The kid shoved him. He just proved to his dad he has what it takes….

hah, I could name some people with the same mind-set as this boy!

Yeahs, he’s the ideal successor!

Could he be the anti Eckert?

Now THAT’S why I like this strip!

..this is the exact kind of thinking we need in Washington right now…

Wish we could see the expression on dear ol’ dad’s face.

And today’s word is…defenestration!

@StrangeTikiGod

“An argument for the estate tax if ever there was one…”

Because politicians are much more capable of deciding how to spend money than the people who actually earned it. Envy is a poor substitute for judgment.

hope he checked the will first!

I think the kid’s got what it takes.

Dad says proudly as he is hurtling towards the sidewalk……..That’s my boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

The inheritance tax doesn’t kick in except for estates worth several million dollars; and it applies only to the amount over that floor. There is not “tens of thousands” of farmers / homeowners / smallbusinesses that are affected.

But go right ahead! Paris Hilton must be saved!

No doubt Dad’s got a golden parachute.

@steverino

Staring January 1 the inheritance tax kicks in at one million dollars.Thanks to the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve a million dollars doesn’t go as far as it used to.

This does include virtually all small farms and small businesses. The ultra rich, however, can afford high priced trusts and loopholes not available to most of us. Don’t worry about Paris; she’ll get by.

Think about whether your motivation is fairness (whatever the hell that means) or envy.

I have to wonder how many of you complaining in today’s comments about inheritance taxes will ever make enough money to be affected by it.

I guess you’re just kind hearted people worring about the pains the rich have to suffer through.

Me? I’m more worried about making it through the end of the month.

Why do you all seem to accept that ruthlessness in business includes murder? A business owner can easily be economically “ruthless” and yet moral. Please go back and read “Atlas Shrugged.”

@NightShade09

“I guess you’re just kind hearted people worring about the pains the rich have to suffer through.

Me? I’m more worried about making it through the end of the month.”

It’s less a matter of worrying about the rich as it is worrying about respect for property rights. You certainly are not alone in worrying about getting through the end of the month. Everyone’s standard of living is being lowered in order to increase the power of government and the entities (banks, some large corporations) that own the government.

If we actually lived in a free society (no taxes, respect for property rights) we would all have an improved standard of living. Certainly some would be richer than others, but then some people are luckier, smarter, work harder, etc.

That’s life. Attempts to equalize things will result in poverty for the masses.

@algurka

I think his expression would be sort of ‘flat’.

Reminds me of the “Drew Cary Show” episode in which the British businessman was bragging that “my father killed his father to seize the family business, I killed my father to get it, and God willing, some day my son will kill me to get his hands on it…”

I sometimes wonder where Wiley DID get his liberal fantasy image of the business world. College? Public school? Church? His mother’s knee? In any case, I’m pretty sure he never got it from the business world.

One interesting side effect of inheritance taxes is that they give public corporations (which are required by law to make maximizing the return to shareholders the be-all and end-all of their existence) an edge over privately held companies (which can have other priorities). That’s why when the children of the founder of a private business have to sell the business to a corporation to pay the taxes, the community the business is in so often loses jobs, charitable contributions, civic leadership, etc.

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The Young Republicans are getting younger every day.

Didn’t the guy watch “The Hudsucker proxy”? He could have avoided that.

That’s MY kind of bail-out.

Those people, today, complaining about the inheritance tax starting at estates of $1,000,000 or more probably are the same ones getting nailed by the AMT that originally was supposed to only tax the rich. Since it was never indexed for inflation, more and more people are getting hit with this additional income tax. The same thing will happen with the inheritance tax. Someday your 2-bedroom home, your SUV, and your 401k or IRA will all be worth over $1 mil through inflation.

“To be the man, you have to beat the man!”

Little bustard just shoved dad out the window to see if he really could fly on his own, as he always claimed led to his wealth and position. He will soon lay an egg and have his own little bustard to worry about.

steverino said, about 7 hours ago

The inheritance tax doesn’t kick in except for estates worth several million dollars; and it applies only to the amount over that floor. There is not “tens of thousands” of farmers / homeowners / smallbusinesses that are affected.

Not true: estate taxes vary by states; several nearby (to me) states start imposing the estate tax at $1,000,000–or will come the new year when the Federal Estate Tax gets reinstated.

Lots of local farms are worth at least $1,000,000–on paper–because of land and equipment investments. Which means, when the taxes are paid, most of the farm must be sold to inherit any of it.

i bet he picked his pocket first

So;

If I die owing everybody money (negative net worth), the inheritance tax will PAY money to my estate, yes?

“Son, one day all this will be yours”

“What, the curtains?!?”

Guess dad forgot to put on his Golden Parachute…

“read ‘Atlas Shrugged’.”

Waste of time, paper, money, ink and effort.

I know about Florida, estate tax does not affect under $675,000 and North Carolina is about the same.

Obviously the kid is “NOT” CEO material. His rampant disregard for corporate real estate asset management would certainly make him a pariah, even among pariahs. The possible litigation: destruction of corporate property (broken glass); unauthorized termination of an employee; illegal dumping in a zoned non-waste area; post-parental partem disorder lawsuits; misappropriation of funds (not illustrated); unapproved use of upper-management gravity applications. I mean this kid is useless…

PS. I hope Wiley is kidding about Ealing… I mean rally!

Kind Hearts and Coronets - an Alec Guinness classic! You really should see it Wiley.

Sick, sick, sick! I love it! Heartess little Munchkin will get his!

How about The Thirteenth Chair as well as Kind Hearts and Coronets?

He’s got what it takes.

The King is dead… Long live the King! So what’s with all the lawyer babble?

Yup – he’s got what it takes.

VERY funny, Wiley!

Ehehe… homicidal children… so like us.

You know, CEOs are appointed by shareholders…

that was very disturbing, shame on you wiley!