Why does the government steal from the dead?

First of all, obviously your concern isn't that the money is being taken from the dead, but from those the dead leave behind. After all, the dead have no need for money or property. Second, considering how few estates are large enough to actually deal with inheritance taxes, and how much is still left of them after the taxes, it is really a non-issue. The government levies taxes. They can do that. End of story.

The British Government steal from everyone apart from the super rich & criminals im afraid.

Why?

Because they go for easy targets which include the dead & the honest, hard working, law abiding citizens of this country. They are the people who cannot fight back.

I assume the government steals from the dead because they believe it's being fair, they steal from the living so it's only fair to rob the dead as well.

You did not specify despite if i replaced into baking those pies to sell them, or to consume them. yet the two way, the comparable reason could practice, till I have been taxed at one hundred pc. as nicely, giving 60 % to the government is a thank you to assist this super united states we live in!

With a handle like DeathButler I defer to you on issues of grave robbing.

They steal from the living too. Why should the dead get away with it by dying?!

Because that's all the government ever does steal money

Yeah- its very unfair to take 40% of a dead persons assets. There are so many things to get around it though, so you dont have to pay a penny!

They steal from everyone, but the dead have no vote so they don't care about them

Yes - they complain less than the living. You have got to wonder how often they can tax the same money.