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Universal Minimum Inheritance at Age 25

Everyone should receive a minimum inheritance at age 25—around 60% of average adult wealth (about €120,000 in France)—funded by progressive taxation of inheritance and wealth; this would raise the bottom 50% children's share of total inheritance from 2-4% to 20-25%, still far from equality but enough to materially improve real opportunity and bargaining power.

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Thomas Piketty

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maybe everybody at age 25 should receive a minimum inheritance. Let’s say it could be 60 percent of average wealth.

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Thomas PikettyConversations with Tyler
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:24:48 AM

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