Mark Pocan – 'Death tax' that Republicans want to repeal is paid by only 2 of 1,000 people who die?

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | ‘Death tax’ that Republicans want to repeal is paid by only 2 of 1,000 people who die?

Ripping the sweeping tax reforms pushed by President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, singled out the provision to eliminate the "death tax." In an Oct. 18, 2017, appearance on a talk show on Janesville’s WCLO radio, Pocan said: They (Republicans) go about getting rid of the estate tax — which, to me, is the one that I wish more people would really understand. They’ve done a good of marketing it as a "death tax" — you die and you get taxed. But the reality is, it’s a tax on the …

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Source: Politifacts.com

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