- cross-posted to:
- worldnews@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- worldnews@lemmit.online
Multiple parties are jockeying for position in the aftermath of France’s seismic snap election. The leftist New Popular Front (NPF) insists its ideas should be implemented.
France’s left wing New Popular Front (NPF) - now the largest group in parliament - has called for a prime minister who will implement its ideas including a new wealth tax and petrol price controls.
The leftist alliance secured the most seats in the recent French elections but fell short of the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament.
President Emmanuel Macron’s Together bloc came in second and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party finished third.
France’s parties are now jockeying for position and it’s unclear exactly how things will shake out, but the NPF has insisted it will implement its radical set of ideas.
Only the US and Eritrea are stupid enough bullies to tax on citizenship. Terrible f’cking idea.
It is actually an excellent idea, because it ensures billionaires don’t just move to Switzerland to evade taxes.
Income and gains should only be taxed in the jurisdiction they are earned. Only stupid Americans with a world view that consists of one country would argue otherwise. That’s literally what tax is for. Not to fund your country in your absence.
They can vote while living abroad, if they can choose who others live under the others should be able to tax them.
In most places you cannot vote if you live abroad. In the US, you also cannot vote in anything but national elections of you don’t reside in a state.
I’m saying that, it is the case they are one of two with citizen status taxes and there is at least some reasoning given you can vote while living abroad.
If “should” is all the argument you’ve got, I’m not convinced.
And only the US actually collects on it, because they are so at the heart of the financial world they can strongarm banks to report on their US clients.