Sen. Chuck Grassley, what do you think about getting rid of the federal estate tax?

“ ‘I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing, as opposed to those that are just spending every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies.’ ”

Yes, the Iowa Republican took a page from Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” playbook in discussing his thoughts on repealing or modifying the so-called “death” tax with the Des Moines Register over the weekend.

Critics contend, of course, that such a move is nothing more than a juicy kiss blown to the rich, which will only widen the divide between the haves and the have-nots.

Grassley, apparently, believes that those not benefiting from the repeal of the tax are missing out because they are, well, drinking, womanizing and watching movies instead of saving their money.

Grassley, specifically — and some would say wrongly — claims the estate tax is an unfair burden on farmers and small-business owners.

“The federal estate tax may force family members to liquidate to pay the death tax,” he said earlier this year. “It’s harder than ever for families to pass down the family-run farm or business from one generation to the next. The death tax creates financial hardship for family businesses to survive and thrive.”

As it stands now, the estate tax is a 40% tax on wealth assessed when a person dies, and is aimed only at assets above $5.5 million for individuals and $11 million for couples. The House and Senate bills would increase the exemptions up to $11 million and $22 million, respectively. The House version gets rid of the tax completely in 2024.

Grassley’s quotable comment was given a run for its money by another remark during the tax-bill debate from Sen. Orrin Hatch.

The Utah Republican, pressed by Democratic colleague Sherrod Brown of Ohio over why the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, was not in line for funding, recalled his role in creating the program and his support for it in the years since, but continued: “I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and trillions of dollars to help people who won’t help themselves — won’t lift a finger — and expect the federal government to do everything.”