The German chancellor has called for a welfare reform, putting him on course for a possible clash with the SPD.

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  • [+] -61 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    They will just move to the next country.

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  • [–] 77 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If they want to operate in the world's 3rd largest economy, they will not.

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    A wealthy country’s market for selling goods has value that can’t be taken elsewhere. But production, jobs, and profit can absolutely be exported. We have a lot of problems from not operating as one globe and the way businesses can flee from one country to another to find the most favorable conditions to exploit is one of those problems.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Then you set up an exit tax and a tax on citizens living abroad

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    They probably will at first. But they will want to come back. And billionaires really don't like not getting what they want, even if it costs them more than they want to get it. You don't need to be the lowest bidder to get billionaires. They won't all go live in Bermuda or LA forever. What good is their money if it doesn't let them live wherever they want? You already have all the things you need to attract them. Culture, history, prestige, safety. You will have even more of al those things when you make them pay their share.

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