Whether it’s loathsome depends somewhat on the tax rates they’re facing, don’t you think? At some high level of taxation, a wealthy person is justified in leaving, at least in my view.
I surely agree though that it is grossly hypocritical for someone to vote for far-left politicians and then flee the consequences. I just feel for the conservative well-off folks who have fought the good fight and no longer feel like paying half or more of their living income in taxes, plus a third or more of their estate.
not really...its loathsome because they made their money here in the US- much of their opportunity would not have been available on the way up to whichever country they are leaving for after renouncing their citizenship....
i had a girlfriend whose parents who came here from italy for better opportunities...she came when she was 3- neither she nor her parents became American citizens, and all the while they took advantage of the system here all they talked about was “Italy!! Italy!!!” i told her it was disgusting and the relationship did not last ling...
my wife’s parents also came from Italy but they are proud American citizens and both went through the process, took the test and did it the right way- they raised their kids as Americans and, oh yeh, talk about italy once in a while...