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Plenty already have. Eric Schmidt, for example, is now a citizen of Cyprus https://www.seattletimes.com/business/rich-americans-increasingly-are-looking-for-se

• Scarblac 6y ago
  Which is why the proposal is based on where time is spent, not what you're a citizen of.
  • daenz 6y ago
    Why does a wealthy citizen of another country have to physically spend 60 days in California? You're suggesting that the wording of the law is not trivial to circumvent, especially for people with large amounts of wealth.
    • jelliclesfarm 6y ago
      it's not like SF or NYC are tourists paradise. you cant walk down mission st without some random homeless person trying to attack you. Gavin Newsom and London Breed should just convert Moscone center into a homeless shelter. problem solved.
• tafda 6y ago
  An EU passport is nice to have, doesn't look like he's moving out of California though: https://variety.com/2020/dirt/moguls/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-buys-31-million-santa-barbara-mansion-1234765879/ https://variety.com/2020/dirt/moguls/ex-google-ceo-eric-schm...
• vondur 6y ago
  Not to mention Elon Musk, Joe Rogan. I’ve also seen a few high profile YouTuber’s leave recently too. The amount of people fleeing to Idaho from California is causing housing issues there.