If the letter is valid, the estate will have to pay death duties twice before it reaches little George.

如果这封信有法律效力，那小乔治还没继承财产就得交两次遗产税。

This particularly affects our attitude towards death duties: for there are certain justifications for inequality of incomes which do not apply equally to inequality of inheritances.

这尤其会影响我们对死亡义务的态度：因为收入不平等的某些理由并不同样适用于继承不平等。

The existing confusion of the public mind on the matter is well illustrated by the very common belief that the death duties are responsible for a reduction in the capital wealth of the country.

人们普遍认为，死亡税是导致国家资本财富减少的原因，这很好地说明了公众在这个问题上的困惑。