That is why liberal Democrats are scratching and clawing in an effort to kill the estate tax cut.
Death taxes are one way they hope to cash in on that unprecedented transfer of wealth.
The problem liberal Democrats have is not conservative Republicans, but moderate Democrats. The Dems can read the polls and the e-mail from constituents. They know the voters are appalled at what amounts to stealing the pennies off a dead man's eyes. That is why 65 Democrats supported the bill when it passed the House. Every Republican voted in favor of tax relief.