Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/34117495

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  • @orrk@lemmy.world
    2•5 days ago

    ok, why should I care about the well off not getting to be quite the leaches they are now?

    • Dragon
      1•5 days ago

      Under current economic conditions, economic wealth is necessary for the functioning of the economy. Some (including me) would advocate for a redistribution/government seizure of capital, but I don’t know of any economist who doesn’t see it as a problem if the wealth is lost altogether. If taxes are imposed on a national level, it is less likely that the wealthy will flee to other countries than it is if they are imposed on a state level. Unless the government seizes all capital, or bans capital flight, there will always be a risk of losing that wealth to emigration.

      • @orrk@lemmy.world
        1•5 days ago

        Under current economic conditions, economic wealth is necessary for the functioning of the economy

        is it required? to an extent, yes. but do we need 60% of everything to be owned by 10% of the population?

        As for the Capital flight, that is a myth, even the implementation of straight wealth taxes don’t see great multimillionaire migrations, because taxation isn’t a very strong factor, in fact a golf course or tow is a stronger pull, example Scotland vs Ireland when the UK was still part of the EU saw more ultra wealthy live in Scotland, a region with a higher tax rate, than Ireland, primarily for golf courses.

        • Dragon
          1•5 days ago

          As for the Capital flight, that is a myth

          I’m not sure it’s even negligible between countries, but I am specifically talking about capital flight between US states, where there is a very low barrier to exit. Do you have any reason to believe that isn’t a phenomenon?

          • @orrk@lemmy.world
            1•3 days ago

            even less so,

            "According to Young, though, the ultra-wealthy traditionally haven’t migrated in droves following such tax hikes. Only %2.4 of U.S.-based millionaires move across state lines each year, roughly %15 of whom apparently do so for tax reasons. ‘So it’s like a small l fraction of a small fraction,’ Young said.

            https://sociology.cornell.edu/news/final-reading-flight-myth

            • Dragon
              1•2 days ago

              That’s interesting, thank you. I’m still not sure it would be the same for them level of tax increase public healthcare would require, but maybe you’re right.