here you go: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/03/putin-grants-gerard-depardieu-citizenship http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/03/putin-grants-g

here you go: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/03/putin-grants-gerard-depardieu-citizenship http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/03/putin-grants-ge... But you might say, well that's only one guy, who cares. So here's a couple more, but if you just google "the rich flee EU" or similar all will be revealed. http://www.france24.com/en/20150808-france-wealthy-flee-high-taxes-les-echos-figures http://www.france24.com/en/20150808-france-wealthy-flee-high... http://www.thelocal.fr/20141229/france-75-percent-super-tax-rich-scrapped-damage http://www.thelocal.fr/20141229/france-75-percent-super-tax-... In a lot of EU countries taxes get rally high really quickly (>50%), but there's not much you're getting back in any kind of service so, no one in the right state of mind is going to pay that, not even the ones setting those taxes. Need a life saving heart surgery? Sure, in 6-12 months, just wait in line like everybody else irrespective of how much in taxes you paid. Want you're kid to go to a good school? Well, there's the shit public schools they can go to paid for with your taxes. Want your kid to go to a good college in another country? Well, the government already took away most of what you earned so bad luck, you don't have enough left to make choices like that, just use the shitty public ones you paid for... etc.