I suppose that everyone has a favorite provision of the GOP tax bill. From the Joint Committee’s staff macroeconomic analysis of the bill, there’s this gem on the possible effects of the changes to the estate tax (PDF page 6):
[I]t is also possible that individuals subject to the estate tax desire to leave a specific dollar amount to their heirs; in this case, an increased exemption would allow them to reach that target amount more quickly, thus reducing their incentive to work and invest. In addition, to the extent that the increased exemption from this tax increases the amount of income received by heirs, this could reduce the labor supply and savings of the heirs, thus reducing the amount of growth in the economy.
That’s right boys and girls: Donald Junior and Eric will likely spend even more time than their dad on leisure pursuits.
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