#Gift Tax

Gift tax is a mechanism where the state tags along with personal “kindness,” stamps a thank-you, and then sends an invoice. It defines the recipient’s joy as an “acquisition price” and mercilessly seizes a portion of its value. Donors believe they gave freely, recipients say “thank you,” yet the tax office seems to say “thanks, but don’t forget to pay up.” It’s a system that intrudes on social and familial affections with state-sanctioned love theft.