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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.
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.
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.