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Whoever said 'you can't take it with you' never reckoned with this Jewish patriarch

JL;DR SUMMARY "Death & Taxes" is a documentary that explores the complexities of legacy through the lens of the Schein family, focusing on the late Harvey Schein, a high-powered CEO obsessed with safeguarding his wealth from estate taxes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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WealthFamily DynamicsDocumentaryAmerican DreamLegacyEstate TaxesHarvey ScheinJustin ScheinSocietal InequalityTax System

Places mentioned

Connecticut, United States
"interweaving intimate family footage shot in the Scheins tasteful and well-appointed Connecticut home with prominent experts opining on all sides of the tax debate,"
Florida, United States
"when he decided they would relocate to Florida for at least half a year every year because the southern state boasted a tax friendly environment."
New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"whose go-getting attitude lifted him from poverty in Depression-era Brooklyn to great financial success as one of Americas top CEOs of the 1970s."
Bronx, New York, United States
"The son of garment workers, Harvey Schein was born in the Bronx and grew up in Brooklyn."
East Harlem, New York, United States
"keenly aware from an early age of the wild discrepancy between his Upper East Side universe and the squalor and poverty that defined the lives of those who lived in nearby East Harlem."
Harlem, New York, United States
"keenly aware from an early age of the wild discrepancy between his Upper East Side universe and the squalor and poverty that defined the lives of those who lived in nearby East Harlem."

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