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Starbucks founder leaving Seattle for Florida amid controversial wealth tax
- verdverm 8mo agoIt's not even a law yet, but whatever. They aren't paying now, so if they leave it's not hurting anyone. If you are so greedy that you can't pay taxes on earnings over $1M, I'd rather not have them in the community, buying politicians among other things rich people buy
- jleyank 8mo agoTaxes are bad, terrible, harmful until the first hurricane hits at which point they'll hold out their hand for rebuilding money. Privatize the gains, socialize the losses, eh? Face it, the rich are out for the rich and you're foolish to think they're out for you. The only person out for you is you.
- stevenalowe 8mo agoLooks like coincidence, i doubt a move like this was done in haste
- tim-tday 8mo agoBillionaires fleeing taxes is all you need to know to disprove the concept of UBI. UBI only works if the capital hoarders willingly give some of it up. They won’t. Hoarders is a harsh word, but ask yourself how well does bezos pay Amazon warehouse workers (they’re all on public assistance). He’s a billionaire because he takes it. Even warren buffet the kindly oracle of Omaha got his start by laying off workers en masse. Behind every great fortune there’s a great crime.