Don't let the door hit you you POS
Ahh, but what if this starts a trend? Streisand, Baldwin, Moore, etc. doing the same thing? Wouldn’t that make it worthwhile?
Who is John Galt
I wish everyone who is here only for the $$$ had as much integrity.
I'm pretty sure people hold doors open for him.
According to everything I have read, Saverin has paid every cent of his taxes to date, unlike quite a few members of the senate, congress and the Obama administration.
Fundamental property rights over blind patriotism. I salute Mr. Saverin.
And if this is the new attitude toward those with the means and capital to flee the ship, the ship is going to sink even faster.
As worthless as I feel Facebook is, at least Eduardo has produced something which people feel has value.
This is something which cannot be said for the worthless liberal (and RINO) t*rds in the senate and the house. They are in politics because they cannot produce useful work in the real world.
They are corrupt, venal, incompetent dorks.
I think the problem lies with the taxation of our country. Not our country in general.
This is a Galt move. He’s only one guy but the politicians are doing exactly as they do in Atlas Shrugged, rather than look at their policies, make more law to mooch.
Mr. Saverin should not be labeled a POS for being a good businessman. He earned his money, and it is HIS, not OURS.
But Jerry Brown is counting on 1.2 billion in Facebook taxes. He’s already written it into the budget. Typical.
I can’t blame him. I’m very happy for him, he got out alive. I’d do the same in his position.
It seems all this country wants to do is to bleed all it’s citizens dry so they can be offered food stamps and assistance.
We are all just walking piggy banks to them.
Bye then.
America first.
He has committed no crime, has paid his taxes, helped create an industry that is worth Billions - and wants to go home. Instead of asking yourself “Why” he wants to renounce, you attack him.
Meanwhile, we have Millionare politicians who have not paid taxes, or cheated on them, have sold our future down the river - and apparently they are all right?
He is free to do what he wants. He is (or was) a citizen of the United States, not property, not a slave. He need not purchase his freedom. He is free to go; and we are poorer for having lost him.
Seriously, do you feel somehow “entitled” to the wealth he has created? Does he “owe” you something?
Freepers cheer when a wealthy person moves from California to deny those free spending liberal politicians any more unearned tax money to fund their leftist socialist schemes.
Isn’t this the same tactic on a national scale?
The problem is with our federal government and leftist politicians, not with individuals trying to protect their wealth from avaricious politicians.
It is official tax policy of the US feral government to kill the rich, metaphorically for now.
No matter how much money the feral government collects, it will always spend more.
The only way to defeat it is to deprive it of funds.
Anyway anybody finds to accomplish that is fine with me.
Buy a clue. When wealthy people (and businesses) start becoming tax refugees, it’s a signal that taxes are too high, not that we need barriers to exit. We turn a blind eye to mass illegal immigration of poor people and drive wealth, talent, industry and jobs abroad. The technical term for this is “suicide.”
He’s a free person leaving a free country and has paid all the taxes he owes. I wouldn’t do it because I love my country that my ancestors fought and died for. On the other hand why is anyone surprised that this is going on? I’d like to see a day when a future President does like Jimmy Carter did for the draft dogers — issue a blanket pardon to anyone who fled our tax system and welcome them back.
Well done, Mr. Saverin. Here’s hoping thousands more like you do exactly the same thing.
Atlas, shrug on.
Why is he a POS? Do you think he owes it to the US government to remain a citizen just so they can tax him to death, even though he has lived in Singapore for the last few years? If so, you really are on the wrong site - you would feel more comfortable over on DU...
i don’t blame him for avoiding draconian taxes brought on by this little Kenyan commie!!!