Canada’s small business taxes are lower than ours... Billions lost.
People all over the world refuse to fly to or through US cities because they are disgusted by TSA security... Billions lost.
Many very wealthy people have left the US because they can no longer stand the incessant encroachments... The “safety DUI search & seizure stops,” the endless permitting, OSHA, etc for business, the laws which screw Dads in divorces... And on and on... Billions lost...
But what’s really lost is America’s soul, the Constitution.
Don’t be so quick to point a finger at France. France sucks, but... It Tolls For Thee.
I expected the really big yachts to sail in 2008 or 2009, but they're still swinging at anchor in the New York Yacht Club basin (well, except Romney's -- he's Cayman-flagged now)..... for now.
As soon as the Fed's free-money party stops, I expect they'll hoist hook for the Caymans or Vonaire or Bermuda, the latter the favored haven of refuge for some big Hong Kong money as reversion loomed in the late 90's.
Obama can't push through new tax rates without the House, but he can still direct the IRS to write a number of new tax-law interpretations unfavorable to taxpayers, and enforce them with audits. Retroactively to 2009 if need be, claiming "clarification".