Both the federal government and Minnesota’s state government will assess so-called “death taxes” or estate taxes on Prince’s assets, taking away more than half his estate.

Over half of Prince’s estate will go to the government - a great lesson for Americans about the #deathtax https://t.co/hgdg6xgaC5

— Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) April 29, 2016

"It is at its heart an immoral tax" House votes to repeal death tax

House passes bill to repeal death tax http://t.co/28ZMZKMAVB via @foxnewspolitics

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 16, 2015

The numbers don’t lie – our #taxcode is a nightmare – it’s time for a simpler, fairer tax code for all http://t.co/vs02tjgF26

— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) April 17, 2015

"There are lots of persuasive reasons to kill this odious tax." http://t.co/zWNwaIGxrg

— Robert Elliott (@maltoy2000) April 17, 2015

The Inheritance Tax -- another issue where gullible, sincere leftists prop up a well-heeled industry http://t.co/b5RHQOR2l9

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) April 17, 2015

9 Reasons Why Now Is the Time to Repeal the #DeathTax → http://t.co/p8YQ5u3ztb via @RepublicanStudy #DeathTaxRepeal

— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) April 15, 2015

THOMAS FLETCHER: Kill the death tax - Washington Times http://t.co/EZhSXfFmbb

— IrritatedWoman™ (@irritatedwoman) April 15, 2015

The #deathtax destroys family businesses. @SBECouncil supports @RepKevinBrady's & @SanfordBishop's bill to repeal it: http://t.co/59NAhgHvbu

— SBE Council (@SBECouncil) April 13, 2015