Inside a Fortune 500 CEO's manic plan to escape the U.S. 'death tax': 'It's not that I'm selfish for myself'
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In Death & Taxes, viewers meet a retired Harvey Schein obsessing over saving money and protecting the spoils of his investments from the IRS, highlighting his legacy concerns.
"It's not that I'm selfish for myself," he says. "It's for you, your progeny, their progeny." His desire to leave a legacy of wealth contrasts with personal frugality.
Justin Schein notes, "My mother bore the brunt of his anger and toughness," revealing how Harvey's financial obsessions negatively impacted family relationships.
The story explores moral questions surrounding the so-called 'death tax' and the mindset of the mega-rich opposing high estate taxes, deemed unAmerican by some.
Read at Fortune
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