May 7, 2010 10:57AM 

# What the Estate Tax Does to Farmers 

By [Walter Olson](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson) 

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A [graphic representation](http://www.nodeathtax.org/picture-of-the-day-a-farm-literally-carved-up-to-pay-death-tax) (from the [Bloomington, Ill. *Pantagraph*](http://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/article_9888550a-4cb1-11df-b0fe-001cc4c03286.html) and via the American Family Business Institute’s [Twitter account](http://twitter.com/AFBI)).

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