Tax rates are as low as they've been in close to a century. If the richest people in the solar system, who owe their success to the fact that they grew up in a first world country with all of the fredoms, benefits, and opportunities that they otherwise wouldn't have had, feel the need to move elsewhere because boo hoo they're paying close to 15% of their income in taxes...
Re read my post, it was a question, at what point are those who are the top earners deemed paying enough, and if taxes are raised to that level what is the chance they start to consider their options.
Then let them go. They truly don't give a shit about their country or their countrymen. Let them abscond to Somalia, or a yacht in international waters, if paying 15% of their income in taxes is just too heavy of a burden for these multi-billionaires and multimillionaires.
And if this happens then who starts to pay?
It's ok. The rest of us will be just fine without them siphoning almost 99% of economic growth into their bank accounts to hand over to Wall St. criminals to inflate bubbles that the rest of us have to eventually pay for.
So you would be comfortable either paying more or getting reduced services?
It's always entertaining to read about how the poor, poor, richest people in the solar system are so persecuted in the US today, what, with paying close to 15% of their income in taxes and all.
This isn't about persecution, this is a question...again at what point will there effective tax rate be high enough for folks to consider them actually "paying their fair share" or will it never be enough...sounds like from the tone of your post it is the latter.
And? They have the means now and there are plenty of countries they can relocate to now where their taxes would be lower, why aren't they leaving now?
Taxes haven't been raised yet, again it was a question.. at what point, or what percentage will folks be comfortable with the wealthy and taxes or will it never be deemed enough?
What you aren't getting is that I think your premise is bullshit.
what I am getting is that you're not that bright, or have difficulty with answering simple questions, or just don't have an answer...
You are simply rephrasing the same question.
well you don't seem to be smart enough to answer it the first time so...
They pay 90% of the taxes now do you think they aren't controlling government now? That's pretty naïve. Do you think if they paid zero taxes their control of government would drop? I don't.
I think I implied this in my initial post but my question was how do folks keep that situation from getting worse...if they are the sole revenue stream for the country, and they opt to remain residents, why wouldn't they expect government to work for their interests over everyone else and how would the masses control that?
Are you saying everyone's pay should be limited simply because they might demand more in the future or is that something you think should only apply to the poor and middle-class?
no I am not saying that at all, again this is where it seems reading comprehension fails you....what I am asking is what percentage is considered "enough" for the wealthy to be paying their fair share?...I don't think this should be hard but for some reason you seem unwilling or afraid to answer it....
I don't think you've fully thought through your position. Perhaps you can research it to see if what you think will happen, actually happens.
I don't have a position, it is a question.