• Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip
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      6 days ago

      Because even if they pay a lot less percentagewise, they still pay a lot. Having like 10% of something is better than having nothing.

      We should still track down and close loopholes, and increase taxes on capital gains tho.

      • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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        5 days ago

        A country should tax them wherever they live if they have that country’s citizenship. Pretty sure they do that in the US. If they don’t want to pay they can give up the citizenship.

        • Wanpieserino@lemm.ee
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          5 days ago

          They do that in the US. It hurts a lot of people leaving the US. They are the only relevant country in the world that does this.

          Very bad. For example. Someone gets his income from Australia. He lives in Indonesia. Then the indonesian government will tax on the person’s worldwide income. The Australian government will tax the Australian income. The American government will tax all of the income.

          Then there’s double taxation treaties to reduce the damage.

          It’s nasty. USA in this instance has no right to claim that income. The person does not live in USA. The income does not come from USA.

          Just an abuse of power

        • Lumberjacked@lemm.ee
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          6 days ago

          The top of the top are paying $0. But That’s like the 0.1% or the 0.01% and yes wed probably be best if they left. The top 10% are not paying a fair percentage but they are paying a lot in total dollars. Blue states are beginning to see a lot of wealthy leave for no income tax states. They still pay taxes in those places in the form of property and sales tax. Now the red state gets their tax dollars.

          Taxing should be a tool, but not our only tool to fight income inequality.