[WalterBright]

> they have billions of ways to evade it

In Washington state, they passed a capital gains tax primarilly to tax Jeff Bezos. Bezos simply left the state just before the tax took effect. So did a lot of other wealthy residents.

[ericd]

Ah, but proponents also want to make it difficult for you to leave with your money.

Capital controls are very seductive, even though they’re very authoritarian.