Paris Hilton tax cut
n.— «The estate tax is only paid by the wealthiest 1 percent of estates. That’s why repeal is sometimes called the “Paris Hilton tax cut.”» —“Don’t repeal ‘death tax’” by Norma Abbey in Anderson Herald Bulletin (Anderson, Ind.) Aug. 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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