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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I like the "they'll just move somewhere else" arguments about these wealth taxes. First of all, no they won't. They like their luxury penthouses in Paris and their mansions on the Riviera. Secondly, that's just an argument for having this tax everywhere else too.

And you know, if Russia (or wherever) doesn't want to have a wealth tax and all the billionaires move there, I'm not really seeing the downside.

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  • We had a famous actor Gérard Depardieu move to Russia and renounce his French citizenship because of a 75% tax on earnings over 1 million P/A.

    Unsurprisingly he also has been charged with rape and is a Putin lapdog. So getting rid of him was a net positive.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can implement exit taxes. I think some countries have that already. If you are a billionare, you will have to give up a fixed percentage of your wealth if you move.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They already don't pay taxes anyways, so pay up or leave is perfectly ok but remember to pay you sales tax when you sell your mansions and cottages.

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