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Old 11-21-2014, 02:11 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken View Post
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The guy making a couple hundred K managing a sector of wellheads or whatever doesn't have the luxury to just move to barbados, because his income is reliant on his geography...
Exactly. So these guys and their families making only 30-40% of the total wealth would be hit hardest contributing almost 80-90% of the actual progressive tax contribution, since the super-wealthy making the 50% of the total wealth would be easily able to avoid it through modified residency.
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