Yep. Millionaires threaten to move away if they’re taxed, but they won’t. The convenience of having their high value properties in highly sought after areas, where all the services they use are present, is too enticing, and even a hefty tax won’t be a deterrent.
Just imagine how much upheaval it would cause you to move a few states over. For a millionaire… it’s the same except they’re used to so much beyond basic survival - their parties, their exclusive clubs, exclusive gatherings, private boxes in theatres, the list goes on.
Do you really see such a person moving to Bumfuck Nowhere, Nebraska, just because that town doesn’t tax millionaires? Do you really see them giving up 80-90% of the “rich life” just to save their wealth? Hell nah. As long as you’re not explicitly threatening to tax them out of existence, they’ll stay. Because unlike the average people they can afford that extra expense.
But of course they don’t want to, they just yap around threatening the move without committing to it.
Also isn’t it so petty to admit you (would) move because you don’t want to shell out your bit for your community? Like isn’t that incredibly cheap? Don’t you like living in New York? Don’t you like your city?
It’s like the rich guy passing on the collection plate at church type move.
Well, the rich didn’t get rich by giving away their money.
To them it’s a status symbol - like how Apple products used to be status symbols for the plebeian (aka us).
Having multimillion dollar supercars, villas, mansions, seven bedroom apartments, etc., works well, but you’re only truly rich if you can show off how you didn’t actually lose any value to get those benefits. How you didn’t need to spend a single penny of your wealth to live the rich life.
Yeah I guess I should stop ascribing any kind of communalist value systems to them. The like of you and I aren’t in the group they consider their community.
The idea is that “rich people spend their money” - which, let’s be honest, is blatantly untrue.
The rich don’t spend their own money. They trade favours. Hell, if you have $1mil on your hand, you can easily walk into a “rich people bank”, open an account and get free shit every month, beyond the very generous interest rates. Free concert/theatre tickets, and such. It’s like a casino hotel that tries to get you to stay with the freebies, but on an “I have a few million dollars in your bank” level.
Frankly said, whether they spend their money or not is their business. If they are involved in shenenigans like you described that needs to be regulated, because it sure looks like tax evasion.
And regarding the proposed tax (quoting the linked article):
“The Millionaire Tax will impose an additional 2% income tax on the top 1% in NYC, who are earning over $1 million per year”.
So this tax in no way designed to tax their wealth, but merely their income by another measly 2%.
Nobody will become poor because of this. Some income millionaires just become slightly slower even more rich than they already are.
Have them move elsewhere and see whether they can keep their annual income in the millions there.
I, for one, am willing to call their bluff.
And once that is done, implement a wealth tax for the people who own x million USD.
To keep them from freaking out, it can be as low as 5% annually, because that would still allow them to generate a net increase of their wealth.
If they complain, increase the tax and start draining their fortune.
Mist of their true income won’t be touched. You don’t get taxes for holding stock. You don’t get taxed for borrowing. So, a lot of billionaires borrow against their stock to have spending money without paying income taxes.
And that is the real reason they want interest rates to be low. So the leech class can get better rates on their untaxed income from borrowing against stocks.
Borrowing against stocks should be considered realizing gains from them and taxed as such.
What were those new taxes? Here we’re only talking an additional 2% on top of whatever nyc s state and local tax is that could be what 15%? Noticeable but not a dramatic change
Wait, you mean that when rich people say that taxing the rich is a bad idea, they aren’t being completely sincere and don’t have our best interests at heart? I’m shocked to the core
The verdict: The new report found the number of ultra-wealthy residents in Massachusetts — those with at least $50 million or more — has actually grown since 2022, from 1,954 to 2,642 in 2024. The millionaires’ tax also greatly surpassed its projections in the first year, generating S2.46 billion for the state in 2023 alone. State officials expect it to haul in the same amount of revenue annually. “This is further evidence that multi-millionaires are not fleeing the state in response to the new tax,” said Shanique Rodriguez, executive director of the Massachusetts Voter Table.
No mention of how it turned out in Massachusetts.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/28/massachusetts-millionaires-tax-institute-policy-studies-newsletter
Yep. Millionaires threaten to move away if they’re taxed, but they won’t. The convenience of having their high value properties in highly sought after areas, where all the services they use are present, is too enticing, and even a hefty tax won’t be a deterrent.
Just imagine how much upheaval it would cause you to move a few states over. For a millionaire… it’s the same except they’re used to so much beyond basic survival - their parties, their exclusive clubs, exclusive gatherings, private boxes in theatres, the list goes on.
Do you really see such a person moving to Bumfuck Nowhere, Nebraska, just because that town doesn’t tax millionaires? Do you really see them giving up 80-90% of the “rich life” just to save their wealth? Hell nah. As long as you’re not explicitly threatening to tax them out of existence, they’ll stay. Because unlike the average people they can afford that extra expense.
But of course they don’t want to, they just yap around threatening the move without committing to it.
I mean yeah, sure, go ahead and move to Bumfuck and try to figure out what to do with all that money.
Also isn’t it so petty to admit you (would) move because you don’t want to shell out your bit for your community? Like isn’t that incredibly cheap? Don’t you like living in New York? Don’t you like your city?
It’s like the rich guy passing on the collection plate at church type move.
Well, the rich didn’t get rich by giving away their money.
To them it’s a status symbol - like how Apple products used to be status symbols for the plebeian (aka us).
Having multimillion dollar supercars, villas, mansions, seven bedroom apartments, etc., works well, but you’re only truly rich if you can show off how you didn’t actually lose any value to get those benefits. How you didn’t need to spend a single penny of your wealth to live the rich life.
Yeah I guess I should stop ascribing any kind of communalist value systems to them. The like of you and I aren’t in the group they consider their community.
And even if some of them really move: is it worse them not paying taxes while not being there at all?
I don’t see the the core of their threat.
The idea is that “rich people spend their money” - which, let’s be honest, is blatantly untrue.
The rich don’t spend their own money. They trade favours. Hell, if you have $1mil on your hand, you can easily walk into a “rich people bank”, open an account and get free shit every month, beyond the very generous interest rates. Free concert/theatre tickets, and such. It’s like a casino hotel that tries to get you to stay with the freebies, but on an “I have a few million dollars in your bank” level.
Frankly said, whether they spend their money or not is their business. If they are involved in shenenigans like you described that needs to be regulated, because it sure looks like tax evasion.
And regarding the proposed tax (quoting the linked article): “The Millionaire Tax will impose an additional 2% income tax on the top 1% in NYC, who are earning over $1 million per year”.
So this tax in no way designed to tax their wealth, but merely their income by another measly 2%.
Nobody will become poor because of this. Some income millionaires just become slightly slower even more rich than they already are.
Have them move elsewhere and see whether they can keep their annual income in the millions there.
I, for one, am willing to call their bluff.
And once that is done, implement a wealth tax for the people who own x million USD.
To keep them from freaking out, it can be as low as 5% annually, because that would still allow them to generate a net increase of their wealth.
If they complain, increase the tax and start draining their fortune.
Mist of their true income won’t be touched. You don’t get taxes for holding stock. You don’t get taxed for borrowing. So, a lot of billionaires borrow against their stock to have spending money without paying income taxes.
And that is the real reason they want interest rates to be low. So the leech class can get better rates on their untaxed income from borrowing against stocks.
Borrowing against stocks should be considered realizing gains from them and taxed as such.
Ok, let’s call it ‘taxable income’ then to have a basis of what is going to be taxed (more).
Many millionaires moved out of France after new taxes. 1,400 just in 2025.
Oh no. How will France survive now!
What were those new taxes? Here we’re only talking an additional 2% on top of whatever nyc s state and local tax is that could be what 15%? Noticeable but not a dramatic change
Wait, you mean that when rich people say that taxing the rich is a bad idea, they aren’t being completely sincere and don’t have our best interests at heart? I’m shocked to the core
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More rich people lived there and the tax generated more than expected. That’s awesome. Good news for NYC.
Good news for everyone, particularly any city that wants to try this