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It isn't any more "bullying" than you shopping various car dealerships to get the best deal on a new car.
by skookumchuck 8y ago
It isn't any more "bullying" than you shopping various car dealerships to get the best deal on a new car.
- trhway 8y agomore closer would be a Saudi prince agreeing to become a US citizen in exchange for a personally reduced income tax rate. Would you support it?
- skookumchuck 8y agoWould you call that "bullying" by the Saudi prince?
- trhway 8y agoYep. Definitely. This is exactly what Saudis do to US every time they can, like that 100B defense contract that made current White House into Saudis' faithful servants afraid to even mention Khashoggi or Yemen.
- int_19h 8y agoSuppose we change it slightly: a Saudi prince wants to become a US citizen in exchange for some considerable investment into our economy. Do you find it objectionable? Because that's literally one of the available options today. https://www.uscis.gov/eb-5 https://www.uscis.gov/eb-5 And schemes like these exist in most countries out there, it's not just a US thing.
- trhway 8y agoThere is no personal tax rate decrease in EB5 in exchange for the investment.
- int_19h 8y agoThe point is that we're already selling citizenship for money. In your original example, the only reason why it would ever make sense is if the Saudi prince in question can somehow produce more wealth for the public than they'd pay in taxes. In that scenario, it's exactly the same in the end, once you balance everything - you have sold them citizenship for money. And if they don't pledge to earn you more than you'd save, then why would you even consider such a deal?
- anth_anm 8y agoIt's more like asking for a discount cause you want 20 cars. Guaranteed sale is nice, but if I think I can clear out those cars pretty easily without a discount I'm gonna be a lot less inclined to do it.
- skookumchuck 8y agoThat's not bullying, either.