‘Already achieved virtual repeal’: Professor explains why estate tax was left out of megabill

Republicans have been trying to repeal the estate tax for 35 years. For 35 years, they did not want this any longer. They've called it the death tax, but for some reason, they didn't try to do it in this latest bill. They didn't put it into the big beautiful bill.Why. Joining us now, Boston College Law School professor Ray Maidoff, who specializes in the area areas of inheritance law, trusts, and estates. She's also the author of the upcoming book, The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristo ...