Why not fund the welfare state with a 100% inheritance tax? | Abi Wilkinson

The idea that we should be able to pass on our life’s accumulated wealth is deeply embedded. But imagine if we could use that money for the greater good• Abi Wilkinson is a freelance journalistLike most of the British public, I disliked the Conservatives’ “dementia tax” proposal during the election campaign. When you make someone’s access to social care dependent on giving up the money they intend to pass on to descendants, you risk encouraging them to struggle