The Bush Administration's Reasons For Wanting To Repeal The Estate Tax:
"Rove's disclosure revealed he is worth between $1.8 million and $6.9 million, mostly in stock and bond funds, a rental house in Ingram, Texas, and a Florida beach house ... White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten listed assets worth $1.1 million to $2.3 million, including a vacation home in Key West, Fla., worth $500,000 to $1 million ... Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, listed assets held by him, his wife and his two daughters worth $2.8 million to $6.8 million ... Allan Hubbard, Bush's top economic adviser, and his family reported assets of $11.7 million and $52 million in private holdings, retirement accounts and other business investments."