Message from @wacka

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2019-11-15 12:06:19 UTC  

Which isn’t an easy thing to do

2019-11-15 12:06:34 UTC  

On ALL their assets @idelsr

2019-11-15 12:06:39 UTC  

Rather than just their income

2019-11-15 12:06:45 UTC  

Which means they will pay more in tax.

2019-11-15 12:07:05 UTC  

yes. if they have enough fuck off money, then they will be willing to cut their losses

2019-11-15 12:07:18 UTC  

if it means not getting fucked up the ass every year they stay

2019-11-15 12:07:53 UTC  

This implies that capital flight never happens because it's too annoying

2019-11-15 12:07:58 UTC  

They’re willing to lose 20% of all their assets because they want to earn 200k rather than 120k?

2019-11-15 12:08:37 UTC  

Hell, some capital flight might be a good thing in some regards

2019-11-15 12:08:49 UTC  

Devalue the currency, making it easier to export goods

2019-11-15 12:09:05 UTC  

But it’s significantly overstated than what you lot are talking about

2019-11-15 12:09:24 UTC  

If they run businesses, those realistically aren’t going to move

2019-11-15 12:12:44 UTC  

“Oh no, the ultra rich won’t be able to afford another home!, they might not buy another boat!” And why should I feel sympathy for them?

2019-11-15 12:13:10 UTC  

because you want them to keep paying taxes

2019-11-15 12:14:23 UTC  

They pay less taxes than they should be already, because they abuse loopholes

2019-11-15 12:15:17 UTC  

are we talking "tax write-off" loopholes?

2019-11-15 12:15:43 UTC  

There’s this for example

2019-11-15 12:16:46 UTC  

This

2019-11-15 12:17:37 UTC  

thing is people dont really seem to understand the difference between what people are paying taxes on... and estimated net "wealth"

2019-11-15 12:18:21 UTC  

like bezos only gets paid 80k a year... so its not really worth him to leave the country if taxes rise... but also the state doesnt get much taxes from him anyway

2019-11-15 12:18:42 UTC  

or I think recently he up'd his pay to 87k or something

2019-11-15 12:19:31 UTC  

And if they leave the country. So what.

2019-11-15 12:19:46 UTC  

They make it easier for others to move up, for others to sell

2019-11-15 12:20:29 UTC  

Personally, we should be banning them from coming back if they choose capital flight

2019-11-15 12:20:41 UTC  

that presumes they are actively keeping people down... which may be true in some cases.. but Im sure its not for most

2019-11-15 12:21:27 UTC  

It assumes there will be a hole in the market which people can fill

2019-11-15 12:28:18 UTC  

what hole? if amazon moves its offices to another country.... people will still be able to access amazon

2019-11-15 12:29:03 UTC  

Amazon isn’t going to be doing that. The hole being, someone in the top 5% flees abroad, that job will now have an opening

2019-11-15 12:30:31 UTC  

If they operate in the UK, they still have to pay the taxes

2019-11-15 12:30:50 UTC  

Unless they’re pulling an apple, but Labour has a plan against that as well

2019-11-15 12:31:23 UTC  

yeah... they'll make a nationalised amazon 😛

2019-11-15 12:40:42 UTC  
2019-11-15 13:09:49 UTC  

dont worry .. labour will fix it!

2019-11-15 13:10:00 UTC  

"muh labour"

2019-11-15 13:10:03 UTC  

"muh labour"

2019-11-15 13:10:11 UTC  

Literally a broken record around here

2019-11-15 13:10:21 UTC  

we will be under 99 years of tory rule