abandoning your country for lower taxes so you can "live your lifestyle without missing a beat" is disgusting to most humans. The wealthy have abandoned any sense of duty to their fellow citizens and are somehow shocked people are angry about the situation
But it's never enough. taxes already work on a scale such that the rich pay more (% wise), and they still owe more?
Almost every aspect of participating in the economy is taxed, e.g paying business-related taxes - those that participate more therefore pay more of these taxes too.
It seems "what is owed" is never clearly stated so you can always be hit up for more.
Being forced to give a large portion of my family's hard earned wealth to a tired, ineffective institution which aims to invest it in initiatives I think will ruin the economy? Why in god's name would I do that if I have the choice not to?
The wealthy are only wealthy because the non-wealthy people who vastly outnumber the wealthy, allow them to keep their capital. I think massive wealth inequality is making a significant number of people rethink this generous position.
But it has yet to be taxed as income. Even if it doesn't devalue, you can't use it until you dispose of it, incurring additional tax.
> The wealthy are only wealthy because the non-wealthy people who vastly outnumber the wealthy, allow them to keep their capital.
The wealthy can afford better weaponry than you. Are you alive only because they allow you to live?
> rethink this generous position
Do you think you are entitled to something just because you could (forcibly) take it?
As it turns out, it's no longer the 80s, and there are increasingly multiple other countries were the super-rich can move their activities, wealth and lifestyle to without missing a beat.
Hanging around financial circles, I've seen a large exodus of people through the pandemic star the process of moving pieces towards places like Dubai and Singapore.