https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/19/when-will-death-spiral-states-start-imposing-taxes-on-fleeing-citizens/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:08:43 -0400<![CDATA[Government debts are accrued on your behalf by elected officials for whom you had a chance to vote, all supposedly representing your interests. In a democracy, all citizens are obliged to pay the government&#8217;s bills as determined by the duly empowered taxing authorities &#8211; regardless of whether they voted for a particular officeholder or not. What&#8217;s to stop legislators from passing laws that make debt obligations due and payable by any citizen who decides to leave for another jurisdiction? After all, they don&#8217;t hesitate to take your money when you die.]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:15:21 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/19/when-will-death-spiral-states-start-imposing-taxes-on-fleeing-citizens-n98405