European Neo-Feudalism: How Exit Taxes Chain Citizens to a Failing System
27th September 2025
More and more people are turning their backs on the European Union. With them, the states are also losing economic substance. Exit taxes are being used in an attempt to counter this.
The states of the European Union are experiencing a veritable exodus. About 1.4 million EU citizens left their home countries in 2023, among them 265,000 Germans. Among the favored destinations are, alongside Switzerland and the United States, booming regions such as Qatar or Dubai.
Unmentioned in the article is the fact that the United States is one of the worst offenders in this space. If you want to renounce your U.S. citizenship, you have to pay an ‘exit tax’ calculated on the basis of as if you had sold every U.S. asset you own.