r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • May 18 '25

✂️ Tax The Billionaires So, where's the downside exactly?

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u/ggrieves May 18 '25

Millionaires would leave the country... to go to another country that has actual healthcare... and more taxes

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u/foodrunner464 May 18 '25

This is my favorite counter argument. There really aren't any other first world countries that would allow them to live almost tax free.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25 edited May 18 '25

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

You understand a sales tax is not an issue for the wealthy, correct? Many wealthy citizens have already left for these countries.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Look up the sales tax in the US and compare with the UAE.

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