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Re:Just Be Rich by refurb on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @08:11AM (#26791113)
I mean, isn’t that exactly what Singapore did to attract talent and capital? And it worked? And didn’t one of the Facebook founders give up his US citizenship and move there? Sure it’s one case, but it’s evidence at least some are motivated by taxes.

Sure, not every founder will make that choice and not right away, but you could see a slow shift over decades to more tax friendly locations.

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Re:Just Be Rich by Tepix on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @08:27AM (#26791261)
You may be right. A small number of startups may be founded elsewhere. But the large income from a wealth tax likely provides a greater benefit. We've had a wealth tax in the past. It worked. The only reason why it got removed was because the super rich used their vast influence. It's not something that's in the public's best interest.
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Re:Just Be Rich by refurb on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @10:34AM (#26792685)
You do realize that most European countries that has a wealth tax abandoned it and the recent ones never actually collected anything close to what was forecasted because it’s not that hard to move wealth around.
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Re:Just Be Rich by jimbokun on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @10:05AM (#26792276)
> We've had a wealth tax in the past.

Who's "we"? I can't find any references to a wealth tax in US history.

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