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A comment on Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax like Sweden used to. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax li... by giantg2 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @06:12PM (#42705226)
Then people renounce their citizenship.
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Re:Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax li... by gnz11 on Thursday January 16, 2025 @06:19AM (#42723914)
That would be preferable because then they would lose all legal protections and other benefits provided by their country. FWIW the US taxes its ex-pats that live abroad.
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