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	Podcast:		Big Ideas - Full program podcast
	Episode:		Should we inherit?
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:54:06
	Publish Date:		2021-03-30 09:05:00
	Description:		Is there a fair way to pass on assets from one generation to the next? Some think the inheritor has done nothing to earn the wealth - and therefore the state should get a portion for the good of society. For others, any inheritance tax should be abolished as theft. How we think about inheriting goes back to many centuries and is based in different legal cultures. Why are there such differences, and what impact do they have on social mobility and inequality?
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