For the “the rich will flee / divert money” argument against higher taxes, why not tax THAT? (user search)
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Geoffrey Howe
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« on: July 27, 2021, 08:03:28 AM »
« edited: July 27, 2021, 10:24:09 AM by Geoffrey Howe »

I think the argument against this is that it would discourage some forms foreign investment if they are "trapped" like this. It would be less of an issue for a big, powerful country like America though.

Because you can't tax money in another country?  lol

The US does tax its citizens even if they earn income abroad, and there is a fee you have to pay for renouncing your citizenship, so OP's idea is already being practiced to an extent. Although you could get away with not paying taxes depending on the country you move to.

Anyway, it is of my opinion that making it impossible to avoid paying some sort of money to the federal government is theft, so I don't think there should be a fee to renounce citizenship.
How is that theft??

If you think taxes are theft...
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