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California Lawmakers Want a Wealth Tax to Soak the Rich for Living There. Also, for Leaving. The proposed tax would apply to not just wealthy residents, but anyone who is wealthy who has lived in the state for the last 10 years
Reason ^ | August 18, 2020 | Scott Shackford

Posted on 08/18/2020 3:23:00 PM PDT by karpov

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1 posted on 08/18/2020 3:23:00 PM PDT by karpov
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Nazis did something similar to the Jews who fled Germany.


2 posted on 08/18/2020 3:24:28 PM PDT by ealgeone
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Hi.

A tax on leaving is unconstitutional. Article I, section 8 I believe.

Bill of attainder.

5.56mm


3 posted on 08/18/2020 3:26:39 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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Philipino pick pocket plans to take tech zillionaires hostage


4 posted on 08/18/2020 3:26:41 PM PDT by Regulator
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Maybe California could tax everyone in the US because we use services produced by California companies? Or, maybe they can tax everyone in the world because everyone worldwide enjoys Hollywood movies and Google services.


5 posted on 08/18/2020 3:27:28 PM PDT by captain_dave
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It frustrates me to hear politicians say certain people need to “pay their fair share”.

Assuming everyone is complying with all current tax laws, they are already paying their fair share; they are paying their legally required tax.


6 posted on 08/18/2020 3:27:42 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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it was still smarter than staying!


7 posted on 08/18/2020 3:28:35 PM PDT by dp0622 (I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE COVID GODFATHER I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!)
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Most of the super wealthy who’d be hit are liberals who helped make the state a mess. A lot of Hollywood folks, Silicon Valley types. I won’t weep if they’re taxed more


8 posted on 08/18/2020 3:28:36 PM PDT by rintintin (qu)
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The proposed wealth tax would add a .4 percent tax on a taxpayer’s net worth for net worths that exceed $30 million,


This puts the camels nose in the proverbial tent.

Once this is established, then the tax rate will rise incrementally, as future years see continual deficits and other expenses which politicians deem essential.

The tax rate will rise, and the tax base will decrease.

Eventually the tax will go from this .4% rate to 10%, and the tax base will decline from $30 million to $500,000

Remember this tax is on top of the already steep graduated California state income tax.


9 posted on 08/18/2020 3:30:53 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Why do the words of the Hotel California keep popping up?


10 posted on 08/18/2020 3:31:43 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
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Eventually the tax will go from this .4% rate to 10%, and the tax base will decline from $30 million to $500,000

You saved me the effort to type up the same scenario. Thanks.

11 posted on 08/18/2020 3:32:48 PM PDT by CatOwner
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They tried that (and other States did too) back in the 80s. They tried to tax retirees who moved out of the State. I remember the Calif AG sent a letter to the Nevada AG demanding the he help the Calif AG collect the taxes. The Nevada AG laughed. The USSC finally tossed it. They’ll probably do the same here.


12 posted on 08/18/2020 3:32:49 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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NY did a “soak millionaires” tax that punished people making roughly 100k a year.


13 posted on 08/18/2020 3:33:23 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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Tax productive people. Reward sloth. Rinse. Repeat.

Then complain that you have devolved into a third world basket case...

14 posted on 08/18/2020 3:33:50 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Dilbert San Diego

How about the pols pay their “fair share”?

That would include 8 quarts of blood IMHO.


15 posted on 08/18/2020 3:34:06 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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yeah can’t tax people retroactively for your failures at curbing spending today, nuckong futz communistas


16 posted on 08/18/2020 3:35:06 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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Most of the super wealthy who’d be hit are liberals who helped make the state a mess. A lot of Hollywood folks, Silicon Valley types. I won’t weep if they’re taxed more

I agree. Soak the liberals who fund BLM, Climate Change Groups, and the Democrat Party. Raise the wealth tax to 10%. After all, they believe in fairness.


17 posted on 08/18/2020 3:35:32 PM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

you know they think taxes are too low now so they don’t agree that people are currently paying their fair shares


18 posted on 08/18/2020 3:35:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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Guess they’re not leaving fast enough.

CaliStupid.


19 posted on 08/18/2020 3:36:28 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: captain_dave

Don’t give them any ideas.


20 posted on 08/18/2020 3:37:40 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Fire Fauci)
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