Financial experts predicted Jeff Bezos’s move to Florida would pay off handsomely—and they were right. So far, the Amazon founder’s tax savings have been astronomical, worth an estimated $1 billion this year alone.

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    12 days ago

    I left California because it charged the same rate on capital gains. Like you could owe nothing federally, but have to pay state income tax. It was also more annoying because I had to mail it! 12 pages don’t fit into an envelope so I didn’t even send them my full return

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        11 days ago

        The point isn’t that you should feel sorry for him. It’s that he didn’t pay the tax but did take his money elsewhere. I don’t think California benefits when that happens.