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sachdevap
2179 days ago
This is a big myth. Wealthy people are not going to just get up and leave America. Where do you think they would go?
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sesuximo
2179 days ago
Look at france. It added a wealth tax. A year later, it made international news when a billionaire stayed!
I think they would go quite literally everywhere.
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ralmidani
2179 days ago
Last time I checked, America is still the best place for a millionaire to become a billionaire. Having arbitrary thresholds where people suddenly get taxed at obscene rates is, of course, foolish.
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taxtionistheft
2179 days ago
Don't lie. They left. Read about Gerard Depardieu and many other rich people who left the country.
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sesuximo
2179 days ago
I think you misunderstood what I meant— almost all of them left except one which was newsworthy
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I think they would go quite literally everywhere.