birth tax
n.— «He complained that everyone talks about the “death tax,” while he wants to do something about the “birth tax,” that is, the $156,000 that is each American’s share of the federal debt burden.» —“Dems’ dream: Something for nothing” by Debra J. Saunders San Francisco Chronicle (California) July 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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