Should inheritance be minimized to create an equal outset for everyone?

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Question: Should inheritance be minimized to create an equal outset for everyone?
Position‹2 of 2: No, inheritance should not be minimised to create an equal outset for everyone

This position holds that inheritance should not be curtailed, on the grounds that providing for a family is part of what earning is for, and that limiting bequests shifts advantage into channels that are harder to see rather than removing it.

Supporting arguments · 2

What people may do with what they have earned includes giving it away
Minimising inheritance moves advantage into channels that cannot be reached