Section 206 provides a juicy capital-gains tax exemption for contributions of property for conservation, meaning wealthy environmentalists with extra acreage will be able to take a tax deduction for the appreciated property and have the environmental organization preserve it, adding to the value of the primary property.

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Democrats want to remove the bequest exemption from the capital-gains tax law, and some Republicans want to reduce capital-gains rates anyway.

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These include lower business rates, the ability to reclaim income tax on donations and exemption from capital-gains and inheritance taxes.

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For example, those at the top of the economic food chain benefit from low tax rates on capital gains and dividends, as well as the exemption for gains on assets transferred at death.

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