inheritance tax
Inheritance tax is a national celebration where final offerings to the deceased are forcibly reclaimed from the living and locked away under the banner of social justice. As grieving families weep, the tax office revels in an arithmetic game called estate valuation, while specialists whisper magical incantations of tax avoidance. This tradition values numbers and percentages over remnants of a departed will, leaving the wealthy a garden and the poor a souvenir of debt. Ultimately, everyone is faced with a cruel mirror reflecting the contents of their own wallets.