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by 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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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.

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.
Don't lie. They left. Read about Gerard Depardieu and many other rich people who left the country.
I think you misunderstood what I meant— almost all of them left except one which was newsworthy