The same goes with a friend of mine moved here (to the U.S.) from Brazil to attend medical school and now he finished his residency, he’s making serious bank.

Now that he’s a large earner, he keeps saying he’s headed back to Brazil because of the tax burden and malpractice insurance. Not sure what it’s like there, but in his eyes, it’s a bargain compared to here.
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Jason covered my thoughts exactly in his comments…

Well, at least people are waking up and elections are taking a turn for the better!
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They could also look at stuff like where your cars are registered, pay personal property tax, where you register to vote, where you get mail, where your main bank is located, etc.

Likewise, when 80% of the lifting is done by 20% of the taxpayers (it’s actually a bigger discrepancy), then they’ll start to get pissed. And then people start looking to redefine where exactly they are domiciled

I don’t mind a graduated income tax, but too much power is now concentrated in the hands of those that didn’t contribute. It’s always easier to tell someone else to pay more money when you have no vested interest yourself. The working poor pay taxes in other ways (gas, sales, etc.), I’m not denying that. But issues appear when half the population, who don’t pay a dime in income tax, can now dictate tax rates to those who DO pay the taxes. I have a feeling the “rich” would bitch a bit less if they felt like others were bearing some of the burden.

Having a vested, direct interest will always alter behavior. When there’s no direct, vested interest, there’s no accountability or responsibility. It works the same way with anything that’s collectively owned. No health insurance deductible? Sure, go to the Emergency Room every time you sneeze three times in a row. No HOA dues? Then no one gives a $hit if those kids spray paint the playground.

Geez.. I may have stumbled across a new post for my site LOL. I digress..
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Sorry didn’t mention this before – thumbs up on that last line!
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