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Yea... except they arent net tax contributors. They are taking advantage of a tax code to not have to pay. They hurt local economies.

• unmole 1y ago
  > Yea... except they arent net tax contributors. They almost certainly are. Even if you assume they didn't earn any UK income, they were still paying VAT.
  • jaggs 1y ago
    I'm not sure that's quite the argument you think it is? The fact is that losing a thousand well-off selfish people is not really going to put a dent in the UK's financial well-being at all is it? This is not a question of 'for the better good' at all. There are hundreds of thousands of very rich people who choose to stay and contribute to the society in which they live. Which is admirable.
    • unmole 1y ago
      A policy that results in a shrinking of the tax base is not admirable.
      • jaggs 1y ago
        Not sure how much of a shrunken tax base a thousand fleeing rich people is going to be?
  • westpfelia 1y ago
    So you're saying its worth it to keep these guys because while they do cheat the system to not pay MILLIONS in taxes. Through VAT they do pay a few pense in taxes. So its ok?
    • unmole 1y ago
      The end result is a reduced tax take. Like I said, major policy win!