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  <author-sentence>Jim Gilliam</author-sentence>
  <content>IRS: &quot;Only total taxable estates and lifetime gifts that exceed $1,000,000 will actually have to pay tax. In its current form, the estate tax only affects the wealthiest 2 percent of all Americans.&quot;</content>
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