"How's it going, have all the debts been paid off?"
Caroline nodded and said, "All cleared. The transaction amount within the territory reached over 60 billion Spirit Crystal Coins, plus Presto's property tax. After settling the debts with them, the territory still has a surplus of over 20 billion."
Lin Rui asked enthusiastically, "Is there any treasure among Presto's assets?"
The taxation on Presto wasn't targeted specifically at him by Lin Rui; it was a popular movement for a property tax on the wealthy.
This sentiment is supported by some of the wealthy as well, which might seem surprising. In fact, when the gap between rich and poor is drastic and public sentiment is strong, many world and national billionaires support government legislation to increase taxes on the rich.
Moreover, taxing the wealthy is something that a normal government inevitably does during its development.
Only some governments can achieve it, while others cannot.
