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Who is brave enough to back Brazil's global tax on billionaires?

4 pointsby pantalaimon10 months ago

3 comments

user9013131310 months ago
These random journalist and tax people shoud read and learn more about what happened when very smart tax people tried in Norway and how that end up. Switzerland and many great places exist. They think Swiss will comply because? they will because some small minds suggested it? Randoms can&#x27;t fix this. Global tax is one of the stupid idea I&#x27;ve ever heard<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;reason.com&#x2F;2023&#x2F;05&#x2F;26&#x2F;wealth-taxes-result-in-rich-people-fleeing-turns-out&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;reason.com&#x2F;2023&#x2F;05&#x2F;26&#x2F;wealth-taxes-result-in-rich-pe...</a>
thelastgallon10 months ago
First step is to have an exit tax, like US. Then do wealth tax.
janandonly10 months ago
What if there was a hard cap? Like $999 million is okay but anything above it will be taxed 100%<p>Anyways; a billionaire is someone who could, with no ill effect to himself, lift thousands out of poverty, but chooses not to do so.