Jim Martin's "Death Tax Timeline" Ad

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The big January tax law made the federal estate tax permanent, but the man who dubbed it the “death tax” is back battling to get rid of it with ads like this one.

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  • The 60 Plus Association is leading a re-energized nationwide fight to kill the Death Tax. On behalf of 7.2 million seniors, I am calling on Congress and the President for complete abolition of the Death Tax immediately - or until such time as World War I flares up again.

    JIM MARTINChairman, 60 Plus Association

    Visit www.60plus.org if you support our efforts to bury the DEATH TAX

    Jim Martin came up with the idea of relabeling the estate tax as a death tax. Martins rhetoric was particularly brilliant as it made the tax seem especially cruel.

    Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review

    Jim Martin deserves particular credit for leading the movement to repeal the Death Tax.

    President George W. Bush

    Did you know:The Death Tax was last enacted to pay for WWI?

    That con ict ended almost 100 years ago. Now is the time to drive a stake through the heart of the DEATH TAX for the fourth and nal time!

    a temporary tax imposed four

    times for defense purposes

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    The 60 Plus Association is a 20 year old non-partisan seniors organization working for the repeal of the Death Tax saving Social Security and Medicare repeal of Obamacare affordable prescription drug coverage lowering energy costs limited government lower taxes. The 60 Plus Association calls on vocal support from over 7 million citizen activists. 60 Plus publishes a magazine, Senior Voice, and a Scorecard bestowing awards on lawmakers of both parties who vote pro-senior. The 60 Plus Association has been called an increasingly inuential senior citizens group, and since 1992 has been acknowledged as the most effective conservative alternative to the liberal AARP.

    DEATH TAX TIMELINE1797 - to help pay for buildup of the Navy 1802 - REPEALED

    1862 - to help pay for the Civil War1870 - REPEALED

    1898 - to help pay for the Spanish-American War1902 - REPEALED

    1916 - to help pay for World War I2013 - NOT REPEALED