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Increasing the tax rate at the upper income and wealth range would be ideal, I agree. I especially like the simplicity of it. But I don't understand why you think that's acceptable while an exit tax isn't. What is it that makes one a slippery slope but not the other? Tax rates/laws have been eroding to favour the wealthy while screwing over the poor. So the solution should be to fight to get it back to a good state, right? Shouldn't it be the same for anything else?
The problem is that it relies on a different principle. With income tax, you earn money above what (at least in theory) you need to survive, you contribute a part of that to society. With sales tax, you spend money on things that aren't strictly necessary to survive, you contribute a part of that to society. With an exit tax, you leave the country or renounce your citizenship, something that is your fundamental right, you get penalized - so you get penalized for using a fundamental right. That's the problem.
I guess that kind of makes sense. I think to me, migration falls very low on rankings of needs, let alone giving it status as a human right. It isn't necessary for survival unless you're already deprived of food/clothing/shelter, which I do consider to be human rights.
I mean as with most rights, if things are going well, you don't really directly need them, but when shit hits the fan, things are different. When you're healthy, it's tempting to not care about healthcare. Get sick and that can change quickly. Have a government that you agree with and (at least for many people) it's tempting to not care about free speech. Get a government you disagree with and the tables turn. Similarly, if you're doing decently there's not much of a need to migrate. If you are deprived of food, clothing or shelter, then mobility can be a way out. And not just that - spatial mobility can be one of the most important factors for social mobility. And finally, if you have a fascist government that in the worst case has a target on your back, then you'll want to make every use of your mobility (mind you, there's a reason why authoritarian governments like to clamp down on spacial mobility).