I only wish that countries would compete for people the same way they compete for businesses. If they were to provide the best services, quality of life, in exchange for the lowest income taxes. That way people would move there and companies would follow. Wishful thinking?
They do. Why do you think New York City and London get to tax at the rates they do?
Taxes (at least personal taxes) are a user fee. Every time an employee snuffs at an offer in Missouri or Bangladesh, they are implicitly signalling a preference for quality-of-life elements.
You don't have an email in your profile, but I'd like to get in touch with you. Would you mind letting me know the best way to do so? My email is in my profile.
While I am in favour of such a scheme in principle, it would mean that 95% of Africa and large parts of Asia would move to Europe, which would cause big problems.
Thankfully decision makers don't (all) think like you. Equating countries to businesses ignores such a vast amount of the reality of the real world that it isn't even funny.
It's always the Achiles' Heel of the One Simple Trick that laissez-faire capitalists continually propose: that the world is more messy and complicated than: make countries = businesses.
