Meet Mr. Death.(Jim Martin, supporter of abolishing estate taxes)
American Prospect, The, May, 2001 by GREEN, JOSHUA
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"Somebody once told me, `Jim, we ought to call you Mr. Death,'" Jim Martin tells me proudly. "I'll have you know, I don't mind that appellation." These days, Mr. Death has reason to crow. Martin credits himself with coining the term "death tax" in 1993 as a usefully derisive nickname for the estate tax.
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As the founder and president of the 60 Plus Association--sort of a conservative AARP devoted to repealing the estate tax--Martin is one of the leading advocates for the tax's abolition. His crusade is enjoying considerable success. In April, for the ...
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