Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by logicchains on Friday August 08, 2025 @04:09AM
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>However it also prevents hoarding wealth
Hoarding wealth isn't a problem if no wealth creation happens in the first place.
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by procaryote on Friday August 08, 2025 @04:33AM
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An exit tax in itself does nothing to prevent hoarding of wealth. It might enable you to deploy other taxes that would make rational people leave the country, but it's a bit of a "lock the doors and rob people" strategy.
If you have good advisors as a wealthy person you know this and leave as soon as an exit tax is on the table. If you start new businesses you start them outside of the country
If you're a regular non-wealthy person who happens to become successful you're stuck paying high taxes of course, but you'll probably learn and structure your next venture better.
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by swexbe on Friday August 08, 2025 @05:03AM
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Most businesses are not as portable as a tech startup.
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by procaryote on Saturday August 09, 2025 @03:59AM
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Ownership is though.
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by shankr on Friday August 08, 2025 @09:43AM
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Most of Scandinavia is rife with old money. It's just that new entrants aren't allowed to build wealth.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/04/01/wealth-inequali...
Balancing taxes for fairness and innovation is quite tricky...