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298. Wealth and Inequality: Should Inheritance Be Abolished? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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What is inheritance? Should inheritance be taxed? And if so, at what level?
Today I want to talk about wealth, inequality, and whether or not we should change our system of inheritance in the future!
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VOCABULARY LIST
- Inheritance (Noun): Property, money, or assets received from someone who has died.
- Progressive Tax (Noun): A tax system in which the rate of tax increases as income or inheritance increases.
- Wealth (Noun): The amount of valuable possessions or money owned by an individual, family, or society.
- Asset (Noun): A useful or valuable thing or person.
- Estate (Noun): All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.
- Meritocracy (Noun): A system in which advancement or success is based on ability or achievement rather than on factors such as age, race, or class.
- Inequality (Noun): Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.
378 episodes
Manage episode 420462556 series 2848731
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What is inheritance? Should inheritance be taxed? And if so, at what level?
Today I want to talk about wealth, inequality, and whether or not we should change our system of inheritance in the future!
My Links
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish TEST YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL - https://thinkinginenglish.link/placement-level-test/ Thinking in English Bonus Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/collection/10513 NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog
VOCABULARY LIST
- Inheritance (Noun): Property, money, or assets received from someone who has died.
- Progressive Tax (Noun): A tax system in which the rate of tax increases as income or inheritance increases.
- Wealth (Noun): The amount of valuable possessions or money owned by an individual, family, or society.
- Asset (Noun): A useful or valuable thing or person.
- Estate (Noun): All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.
- Meritocracy (Noun): A system in which advancement or success is based on ability or achievement rather than on factors such as age, race, or class.
- Inequality (Noun): Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.
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