• ISOmorph@feddit.org
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    3 months ago

    I understand the hate, but that’s a very shortsighted wish. How do you tax the rich if they leave?

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      3 months ago

      If their assets are onshore, they’d either have to sell them or be taxed anyway. If their assets are offshore, they probably weren’t paying taxes on them anyway.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      If it is income based taxing: they leave, and the demand is filled by someone else who takes their place.

      Easy example: grocery store owner A says I don’t like it, moves. Obviously someone else will open a grocery store there if it is needed. They will be taxed accordingly.

    • ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      What if the rich are a blight that create poverty by sucking up the capital?

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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      3 months ago

      How are we going to fertilize our gardens if we don’t keep our shit in a bucket next to the toilet?

      The value these pieces of shit bring to the table is far less than the damages caused by the exploitative business practices that made them rich. Taxes are not a sufficient justification for keeping them around.