[MLR]

By the by, one of the people specifically pointed out in this article was apparently paying a total tax bill of 17 million dollars against a net worth of 2 billion, and whatever tiny increase in taxes he would've ended up paying was enough to make him flee the country.

If you can't bear to pay back even a tiny, tiny fraction of what you've been given then you shouldn't have it at all.

[rufus_foreman]

The people who are fleeing the country aren't just fleeing a specific rate of taxation. They are fleeing the idea that their wealth was, as you put it, simply given to them.

They are fleeing from people like you.

I blame the rich people a little bit for leaving. My fight or flight reflexes learn more towards the side of fight.

[tastyface]

If the ultrarich keep doubling down on their antisocial behavior, they might not enjoy just how literally they'll have to "fight."

[FeloniousHam]

> If you can't bear to pay back even a tiny, tiny fraction of what you've been ~~given~~earned then you shouldn't have it at all.

FTFY

[tastyface]

Money is earned when you lift crates for an hour and get $10 for it. 2 billion? Well, I can't imagine how many crates you'd have to lift to actually *earn* something like that.

Corporations are only allowed to exist with consent of the public. Break the social contract and get fucked at your own peril.

[FeloniousHam]

What happens if I lift crates for an hour, get $10, then lend that $10? I risked my hard earned money by lending it, have I "earned" the interest?