According to the Daily Mail on October 28, Marlene Engelhorn grew up in a mansion in Vienna. She spent her childhood reading and playing soccer with boys, and now she looks a bit boyish.
She had wondered before why her classmates lived in small apartment buildings instead of large houses with front and back gardens like her.
However, she was "annoyed" that she would inherit billions of dollars from her grandparents and said she wanted almost all of her estate to be taxed, saying she had no intention of inheriting the windfall from the family chemical company.
This is Forbes' latest introduction to his family's wealth, with a net worth of a staggering $4.2 billion (about 30.5 billion yuan) and today ranked 624th in the world.
She said, "My dream scenario is to pay taxes." She has pledged to give 90% of her inheritance.
Her core idea is, "No one should have so much tax-free money and power." ”
Her family's history dates back to 1865, when Friedrich Engelhorn founded BASF. The family also owned Boehringer Mannheim, which produced drugs and medical diagnostic equipment, until it was sold in 1997 for $11 billion. She knows she will inherit this wealth one day, so she has been pushing for tax policy for the past 10 years.
Many people sought financial help from her after getting to know her in the press and media. She said the refusal pained her because she believed it was up to the state to decide how to redistribute her wealth through taxes, not her.
"I am a product of an unequal society." Marlene said in August in Amsterdam for the Millionaires Save Humanity campaign.
Austria, where Marlene lives, repealed inheritance tax laws altogether in 2008.
She would like to see this reintroduced along with higher taxes on the wealthy. She believes that social justice is in everyone's best interest.
Netizens:
No problem. I'm sure there are plenty of charities here to help.
My grandparents made a lot of money, but retired early and spent most of it. They did, however, set up a $1 million trust fund for me and my brother and two cousins, which could only be used for tuition, starting a business, medical bills, and buying a house until I was 45. It was a mistake to think that my grandparents' hard-earned money was to be taxed. I will use their money wisely and will also donate some to their favorite charities, but I have full access. My grandparents' money should not have been taken because they left it to their family members.
She was so stupid that she thought people would "admire and respect" her for such a decision. There is a clinical word dedicated to this degree of stupidity. I sincerely hope that she experiences real poverty so that she will receive the appreciation and respect she deserves.
Looking it up will tell us shocking things... His family made news in Germany in early 2016 when his two daughters were accused of not paying taxes on real estate and money their father gave them.
Oh, shut up - try to be poor for a while!
I believe she can write a beautiful check to the German tax authorities and they will cash it with pleasure!
For people who don't have much desire for fame and fortune, this approach is quite kind, but it should not promote what she thinks is fair.
(Source: Daily Mail)