“We need to match our principles with pragmatism,” Messmer said. “If we’re going to mandate renewable energy, we need to be willing to step on toes to make it happen here.” 

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The Maryland inheritance tax is not a tax on the wealthy. It is a tax on non-wealthy people dying without having children or without being married. It must be repealed, but it is complex, obscure, and politically entangled. 

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When people talk about the “death tax,” they mean the estate tax, a tax on the ultra-wealthy. But Maryland has another death tax — the Maryland inheritance tax, a tax on non-wealthy Marylanders who did not have children.

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After a homeowner dies, for many families ownership of their home is left somewhere between the living and the dead. That status has become known as a “tangled title.” The deceased person’s name is on the deed, but the heirs are the real owners. The heirs don’t have a title, however, meaning they are not legally recognized as the owners. Without a clear title, the heirs cannot access the wealth in the property.

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