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Life’s work like what, inheriting wealth?

Come again? You do realize you don’t have to be wealthy to leave something behind to your children. It could be something as simple as the house or car you had before dying.

I really don’t understand why there’s so much disdain for something every parent aspires to do for their children. Such jaded and cynical types here, sheesh.

Poster was referencing $5m beach homes.

I think poster was recognizing the differences between those that start off life with enough to fully fund a reasonable life without effort vs. those that do not.

Agree. The unspoken tenet in my family has always been you enjoy enormous advantage; your responsibility is to leave the next generation better off than where you started.

The nerve of people wanting their life's contribution to be a net positive for those they love dearly....

Wealth continues to concentrate upwards, and if you can’t easily find information on your own, I’d be happy to provide sources that show that social mobility is low, and a good predictor of your class is that of your parents. Please don’t set up this straw man. There’s nothing wrong with leaving things to your kids, but maybe you don’t need $50 billion to be distributed to three or four individuals.

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