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Les critères pour définir un « ultra-riche » devraient varier d’un pays de l’UE à un autre en raison des différences économiques, fiscales et sociales entre les Etats membres. A titre d’exemple, en Belgique, nous proposons que toute personne qui dispose de 1,25 million d’euros en plus de son habitation principale et des avoirs affectés à son activité professionnelle soit qualifiée d’ « ultra-riche ».
If disposable assets (in addition to your house and normal expenses) of €1.25M counts as ultra-rich in Belgium what is rich then? And well-off? Isn’t the whole “eat the rich” idea targeted at billionaires which is a whole other level than this definition?
1.25M - not including your house and your professional assets - is quite a bit more than “slightly” well off. Any point you place the new tax at is going to be equally as arbitrary as any other point.
If disposable assets (in addition to your house and normal expenses) of €1.25M counts as ultra-rich in Belgium what is rich then? And well-off? Isn’t the whole “eat the rich” idea targeted at billionaires which is a whole other level than this definition?
The “idea” stems from envy. It sounds good when it targets billionaires, but it will end up taxing anyone slightly well-off.
1.25M - not including your house and your professional assets - is quite a bit more than “slightly” well off. Any point you place the new tax at is going to be equally as arbitrary as any other point.
So let’s put it at 1000 euro then, since that’s so arbitrary
Now you’re getting it!