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Re:Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax li... by muzani on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @10:21PM (#42720693)
It's not fair though - part of the reason we have taxes is to take from those who have benefitted the most. Residence implies they're making use of the cities, laws, safety, infra, welfare, etc.

It still makes a little sense if it's a Norwegian living in Sweden, operating businesses in Norway, utilizing Norwegian grants, etc. It doesn't if it's someone who was born in Norway running a business in Thailand.

I think the only country that taxes based on citizenship might be the US.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax li... by gnz11 on Thursday January 16, 2025 @06:27AM (#42723957)
They still have access to and are making use of all the non-tangible benefits of their country though (e.g. legal protections, rights, any kind of social services, etc). If you want to be a citizen of a country you do have certain obligations to meet.
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