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Preventing the capital flight of wealth taxes requires turning national borders into punitive exit traps.

Because wealthy taxpayers are highly sensitive to rate increases, governments must implement aggressive, long-duration exit taxes and asset-clawback laws to prevent a complete collapse of their tax bases.

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The Wealth Tax Question
The Norwegian Wealth Tax, Swiss Capital Flight, and the 2024–2026 Exit Tax Tightening

Norway's implementation of a highly aggressive, permanent exit tax represents a state's attempt to construct a strict border barrier against departing wealth holders.

The Wealth Tax Question
State-Level Wealth and Millionaire Taxes: California's Proposition 40 and Massachusetts' Overperforming Fair Share Surtax

California is attempting to prevent capital flight by retroactively trapping tax residency and subjecting departing billionaires to highly intrusive audits.

The Wealth Tax Question
European Wealth Tax History and Design Lessons: The Feasibility and Administrability Debate

The finding demonstrates that implementing punitive taxes on the firm's value during migration acts as a highly effective exit trap that prevents taxable assets from leaving.