📄 The 🇳🇿 New Zealand Government is hoping geographic isolation and political tranquillity will make New Zealand an attractive prospect in an increasingly turbulent world, as it seeks to drive economic growth this year.'
「But the arrival of rich foreigners was often controversial. PayPal founder Peter Thiel was granted citizenship despite spending only 12 days in the country. Last year, he said he was considering making New Zealand his permanent home.
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has fought a long-running battle against extradition to the US over copyright infringement.
And Google founder Larry Page hit the headlines when he was revealed to be a resident after he crossed the border in the midst of Covid-19 restrictions, accompanying his child who fell ill in Fiji. Page’s staff then asked for an accommodation “upgrade” while in quarantine.」
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💬 This entire billionaire wooing business seems grotesque and unbecoming of any self-respecting democracy, as is the concept of the wealthy elite simply lifting anchor and relocating themselves and their loot anywhere where oversight and taxes are set to their taste.
Moreover, the billionaire class is increasingly on a rampage to terraform their fiefdoms into neo-libertarian dog-eat-dog dystopias where they alone call the shots. Surely having even more of them isn't in the best interests of the general population. 🧐
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360573745/government-overhaul-golden-visa-wealthy-migrants-who-want-take-risks
#NewZealand #NZ #goldenvisa #broligarchy #peterthiel