ohhhhhh we can't tax the rich because they'll leave! They haven't even been touched yet, and they don't want to pay for the infrastructure, people, environment they used to make money. Bunch of leaching scroungers.
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First that, but second: what kind of wealth do they have? According to the article they are real estate investors... I don't really see them moving their buildings or the land outside of the UK. So nothing of value is lost, the wealth is still inside the UK. Only thing that left are two parasites that extracted from society without contributing back.
I don't understand the intricate details, but ultimately their property ownership is just some words on a piece of paper somewhere right?
Surely we can bust the tippex out.
Let me see, I once saw a wonderful comic about that...
Ah, found it:
This is the best argument to tax people before they are billionaires
Isn't one of the privileges of wealth that you can live where you want to, not where you can afford to?
So if you like living in a first world country, why not just pay the extra tax and stay there?
Words paraphrased from a Mitchell&Webb sketch
Do not let the door hit your arse on the way out . . .
They own the following :
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Atlas Hotels, a hotel real estate and operating company with 46 hotels across the UK
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David Lloyd Leisure, a gym and health club company with 85 locations across the UK and Europe
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London Hilton on Park Lane
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The Trafalgar St. James London
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The Lensbury
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The Panama Pacifico, a US$700 million mini-city on the banks of the Panama Canal[3]
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General Healthcare Group, the UK's leading private health provider with 67 hospitals
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90 private care homes
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Crowne Plaza hotel in Cambridge
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The Empire, Leicester Square
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_%26_Regional_Properties
good riddance
If they're so worried about rich flight, why don't they seize their assets or nationalize their companies if they do? Thanks for our warehouses asshole
Oh no, this will affect me in so many ways.. checks list
Oh. Actually.. they can fuck off I guess. Couple more billionaire slots have opened up!