re: How/why do wealthy people vote Democrat.

Here are examples. I understand that we don't pay estate tax for LA.

2022-2023 Federal Estate Tax Rates
Taxable Amount Estate Tax Rate What You Pay
$1 – $10,000 18% – $0 base tax
– 18% on taxable amount
$10,001 – $20,000 20% – $1,800 base tax
– 20% on taxable amount
$20,001 – $40,000 22% – $3,800 base tax
– 22% on taxable amount
$40,001 – $60,000 24% – $8,200 base tax
– 24% on taxable amount
$60,001 – $80,000 26% – $13,000 base tax
– 26% on taxable amount
$80,001 – $100,000 28% – $18,200 base tax
– 28% on taxable amount
$100,001 – $150,000 30% – $23,800 base tax
– 30% on taxable amount
$150,001 – $250,000 32% – $38,800 base tax
– 32% on taxable amount
$250,001 – $500,000 34% – $70,800 base tax
– 34% on taxable amount
$500,001 – $750,000 37% – $155,800 base tax
– 37% on taxable amount
$750,001 – $1 million 39% – $248,300 base tax
– 39% on taxable amount
$1 million+ 40% – $345,800 base tax
– 40% on taxable amount


Cons of Death Taxes
Double taxation: You’ll have to pay taxes twice through estate tax – once when you earn the money and again when you pass along your estate. And if the estate continues to be passed along to future generations, it can continue to get taxed.
Massive loopholes: Many wealthy Americans avoid paying estate taxes, even if they hit the gross assets threshold. Zimmelman says you can reduce the size of your taxable estate by giving gifts to your beneficiaries – to as many people as you’d like, up to $16,000 per person in 2022 and $17,000 per person in 2023. Gifts to your spouse as well as to charity are tax-free no matter what the amount.
Bottom Line
While death taxes can take a bite out of an estate, they only impact very few of us. Unless you have many millions of dollars in assets, the federal estate tax won’t affect you. And only residents of certain states will need to pay these taxes at a state level.