☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoBrazil, France, Spain, Germany and S. Africa Push To Tax Billionaires 2% Yearly; US Says Nowww.ibtimes.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago2% isn’t enough. If that’s all you probably will just get capital flight.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoWhat this means in practice, is that someone will make a billion dollars in Brazil, and then move and spend it all elsewhere, so they can continue becoming richer. This is bad for Brazil, since developing is expensive. I think a hard cap would be better.
2% isn’t enough. If that’s all you probably will just get capital flight.
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What this means in practice, is that someone will make a billion dollars in Brazil, and then move and spend it all elsewhere, so they can continue becoming richer. This is bad for Brazil, since developing is expensive.
I think a hard cap would be better.
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