Joseph Thorndike, director of the Tax History Project, explains the history of estate and inheritance taxes and how they became so unpopular.For additional coverage, read these article in Tax Notes:Tax History: The Century of the Estate Tax: Made for Revenue, Not RedistributionTax History: The Not-So-Puzzling Unpopularity of the Estate TaxTax History: When Estates Were (Almost) Taxed as IncomeWe want to hear from you, our listeners! To fill out a short, two-minute survey, visit taxnotes.co/podcastsurvey.