No need for taxes as they are now.
Imagine you had an idea for a business or product. You simply fill out a small simple agreement, practically letter card sized.
Your contact info, your name or business name.
Your pledge “I will not cause harm to another’s financial situation or physical self and property without informed consent.”
added with understanding that they will provide 1% of all sales of Goods, Services, Shares, and Franchise to the city.
Your presumed innocent of inflicted such harms as anyone, and unless proven to break that pledge, the City will not care what your type of business. It isn’t ours. Granted if your selling it on a public street, it may be a little more our business. Presumption is there will be offices, storefronts, and home offices involved.
aka Open Permit