This is an example of the mindset of the “liberals” in Congress. You belong to them, and if you simply decide to emigrate, this is treated as a crime. It is as if you lived in a communist state, and could be shot if trying to leave.
I’ve been expecting such nonsense for some time now. But let’s expand this concept further. Imagine that you want to move yourself/business from one state to another. Imagine having to pay an “exit tax” on the value of your property/assets before you are allowed to claim residency in a different state.
Now imagine armed tax collectors at every road/border crossing leading into the state next door and them doing the same ad nauseum. In my opinion that would no longer make us citizens perhaps subject or even serfs?
For those of us without imagination, there's last week's news:
SALINAS, Calif. -- Capital One has agreed to pay property taxes to the city of Salinas through 2019, after the company's lease expires at that time.
Officials with Capital One told Rep. Sam Farr this news at their Washington D.C. meeting, Tuesday, arranged to discuss what is being done for the employees and residents in Salinas.
Capital One announced one week ago that they were shutting down their Salinas operations by 2013, resulting in the layoffs of 850 employees.
Rep. Sam Farr's office says Farr is also planning on meeting with HSBC officials to determine what that bank can do for the city.
In addition to the property taxes, Capital One has agreed to pay 1.6 million dollars to the city, $600,000 of which would go to non-profits in the city.
The remaining amount would be going towards the city's economic development.