[thomasdullien]

s/cherry picking/showing an example with interesting properties that is different from France/g

So this is actually where the discussion should go: What properties does the Swiss wealth tax have (particularly in the wider taxation system) that the French wealth tax did not have?

What is needed for a wealth tax to have no negative effects? What about income and capital gains tax at the same time? Etc. etc.

I am not trying to make an argument pro wealth taxes, I am trying to make an argument against shallow and non-empirical arguments.

[andrewtbham]

pg already made the non-empirical argument about the compounding nature of wealth taxes.