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+# Basics
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+We've chosen to directly tax only natures owners because we would like to limit the amount of interaction between the government's tax collectors and the average citizen.
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+The number, 10%, can obviously be changed by constitutional amendment, obviously.
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+I hope it's obvious that the prohibition on taxes on wealth also applies to inheritances.