This is one of the symptoms of a corrupt, bloated government . Punishing successful citizens who, having the freedom to create, create jobs that pay the taxes that go to fed. bureaucrats who create laws to take from the successful to pay themselves handsomely and spend lavishly on vacations(bamas 4 mill. trips-repubs and dems pork projects that go to supporters), give out minimal benefits to the poor (insures votes for the dems) and use law enforcement when needed to take that money.
http://www.nysun.com/national/schumer-bid-to-tax-a-founder-of-facebook-ignites/87829/
...“I think Schumer can probably find the legislation to do this. It existed in Germany in the 1930s and Rhodesia in the ‘70s and in South Africa as well,” Norquist said. “He probably just plagiarized it and translated it from the original German.”
The Reichsfluchsteuer, or Reich flight tax, that German government imposed on Jews trying to flee in the 1930s was 25 percent; Schumer and his Senate colleague Bob Casey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, want 30 percent. Give Schumer some credit for creativity.
According to Norquist, the New Yorker did not just plagiarize and translate. He also raised the rate. (Norquist’s comment was a variation on Molly Ivins’ comment about Patrick Buchanan’s speech to the 1992 Republican National Convention, that it sounded better in the original German.)
Sen. Schumer is an easy target, but the blame for this one is bipartisan, as is so often the case in Washington. The speaker of the House, John Boehner, a Republican, told ABC News’ “This Week” that Saverin’s exit from America was “outrageous” and that he would support Schumer’s legislation if it is necessary to prevent people from leaving America to avoid taxes.
...the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a product of the United Nations. It says, “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own” and “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”
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This is quite quite serious. I didn't know. It seems ideas and ideologies from the Axis powers of the 2nd world war prevailed, and are in very much in force, even today. Has this proposal been debated upon openly in the media of US? If not, I'm *seriously* concerned.
House Speaker Boener of the gop agrees with schumer
what is their problem with 'the masses' having wealth and prosperity?
the problem is the regime behind the elected puppets-lower the corporate tax rate to 2 or 3% for one year-investmennts will come in from all over the world-just like Canada has done- more jobs so more taxes for for the bozos to collect-instead like Mayir says demonize the wealthy and try to get more of their cash-the US has had over the last 30 years more self made millionaires and billionaires then anywhere else on earth and not all of them white-even with it's faults capatilism creates prosperity for a lot of people-this is the reason the regime behind the bozos wants to curb it in my opinion
this country had been a joke for a long time but this tops the cake.
good thing I don't pay taxes past groceries and I wonder where will they get the money from someone who has none. Will they force such individual to stay ?
they don't care where we go-just our money
that much is true