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European countries don’t tax the wealthy much more than the US. The US has one of the most stratified tax systems in the developed world with high income Americans paying near European levels of taxation.
The real difference between European and American taxes lies in the taxation of the middle class (who are far more heavily taxed in Europe) and to a lesser extant the lower class who are also more heavily taxed in Europe.
The flip side is that Europeans get more social services.
Tax flight does occur, but the billionaires usually move to European tax havens like Switzerland or Monaco rather than the US. >

That’s where rich Americans keep their money too >

Correct me if I am wrong but the United States is one of the very few countries in the world to impose income taxes based on citizenship meaning even US citizens who live in foreign countries are still taxed with the same tax rates as resident citizens. Other countries seem to have no problem with the U.S. using this very different taxation tactic. So, even if the income tax rate was to be raised on the wealthy Americans, I highly doubt they could avoid it by moving out without renouncing their US citizenship entirely.
Also, as seen here, plenty of Europeans have become tax exiles. >

The US taxes expats, but you do get credit for whatever local taxes you pay.  If your American tax rate is 20%, and your French tax rate is 19%, you only pay 1% American income tax. >

US ignores the first $108k/year you make at the federal level as long as you spend 330/365 days out of country. On top of that, a smart expat registers in a state like Texas, so if you’re middle class you end up paying little-to-no taxes. >

Which is why this sort of loophole should be closed.
If tax evaders are state shopping, we dont have one country, we have 50. >

You can’t regulate state taxes at a federal level. And the federal tax break exists to provide a break for people like me, who make middle class wages in another country, not significantly benefiting from the things American taxes pay for. >


You can’t regulate state taxes at a federal level.

Yeah you can. Its done all the time one of them being SALT, another is sales tax deduction, another is sales tax normalization to benefit big business. Theres actually tons of laws that do just this. >

SALT is not regulating state taxes. >

its federal regulation of state taxes >

SALT does nothing to regulate state taxes. It's a deduction for Federal taxes based on how much you pay for state taxes. There's no Federal law regulating state taxes (except for obvious taxes that violate the Constitution)
States can raise or lower their taxes as they see fit.
Before you reply, please read the Wikipedia page on the deduction which shows that it does nothing to regulate state taxes.
If you insist that the SALT deduction regulates state taxes, I'm going to insist that you back up your claims with substantive sources.