https://redstate.com/curt_levey/2010/07/14/a-good-year-to-die/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 23:44:52 -0400<![CDATA[It’s been pointed out that George Steinbrenner’s heirs saved about $500 million in estate taxes because of the timing of his death. Unlike every other year since 1916, there is no federal estate tax in 2010. In 2009, the estate tax rate was 45% and next year, without Congressional action, it will be 55%. The one-year tax-free gap is the result of Congress’s refusal in 2001 and again now to make the Bush tax cuts permanent.]]>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:17:58 -0400<![CDATA[Curt Levey]]>https://redstate.com/curt_levey/2010/07/14/a-good-year-to-die-n35492