• @JesterIzDead@lemm.ee
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    -251 month ago

    So if they’re already leaving because of high taxes, and they tax them even more, guess what…even more will leave. It’s not speculative, it’s happening. The top quintile pays 90+% of taxes. Driving them out ultimately means loss of revenue for the state

    • @WagnasT@lemmy.world
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      251 month ago

      I don’t need to waste my time but you amuse me. For fun I’ll only use the source you provided.

      if they’re already leaving because of high taxes

      Citation needed, the source you linked says they’re leaving because WFH became popular during the pandemic, not because of high taxes.

      The chart shown is for earners making more than 200k, whom are not the target of the millionaire tax.

      The opinionated article then goes on to say the largest block of folks leaving are age 55-65, and they’re mostly moving to Florida. This is not a new trend, but I’ll admit I’m not going to dig up a source to prove that it’s not new. That being said nothing you’ve cited shows that retirees are leaving because of the millionaire tax, only that FL doesn’t have state income tax.

      You’re free to draw whatever conclusions you want from the data provided but I don’t see how it’s at all relevant to the post.

      • @JesterIzDead@lemm.ee
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        -191 month ago

        The top 15% already pay over 97% of tax revenue while the bottom 51% not only pay nothing, many actually make money. So who are the leeches, again?