quinta-feira, 17 de maio de 2012

Saverin, Cuba and the right to leave


When it comes to politics, it is natural that many of us have different opinions.After all, we were raised in different wayswe have different beliefs and values .So, opinions  in this field will always be variableeven among similar groups of people.But i have always believed that there is one core value that must be present in any society that calls itself free.It is natural that in issues such as taxes, drugs, etc. disagreements can existBut if there is a field that really definesin my opiniona state that is not of slavery, it  is the right to leave a country.It is possible to argue that taxes must be imposed, that there shoud be restrictions to drugs, customs, etc. even though I disagree with these points.But any defender of freedom, not only  libertarians, can never disagree that the basis of a free society is the right of every free citizen of this society to choose not be part of it any longer.Whitout this, it is impossible to argue that such a place is not a tyranny.
Thus, it is undeniable that for example, Cuba is a dictatorshipcitizens of this country who want to emigrate and to leave everything behind and are prevented force must remain on the island prison for the rest of life, unless he was also able escapar.Assimobviously in all socialist regimes of the twentieth century.
But there are more subtle issuesthe cryout because of the renunciation of U.S. citizenship of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is a great example.
The complaints have usually 2 main arguments: 1) That he did not pay his fair share of taxes ( something that can be usually disproved since to renouce citizenship one has to pay an ''exit tax'' and 2) That it is unfair that after coming to this great country and having thrived he has decides to leave.This one is a laughable argumentFirst of all, Saverin doesn´t own anything to the US, it is quite the opposite.He co-founded Facebook, he made America a better place.He helped to create jobs and tremedous wealth.Does America want to be like Cuba, a place where no one can leave ( in thiis case not pysically )? Deep down inside, there is a misguindes wounded pride, that someone brilland can renouce his US citizenship and obviously be better off because of that.( obsviously, it woud be helpful if America had lower taxes and higer growth like Singapore does)So, let´s celebrate the right to leave.Countries shoud be open clubs.Everyone who wants to enter, please do it.Everyone who wants to leave, farewell.After all, the best places already are (almost) open clubs.The two most important cities in the world are New York and London for no other reason than the fact that they are major hubs of people coming, creating something and leaving.

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