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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Ulrik Eriksen @ulriken1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Det er så fascinerende at man kan skrive en hel artikkel - inkl intervjuer og sitater fra flere beslutningstakere og meningsbærere - og ALDRI nevne muligheten for å nedgradere Østre Aker V til en vanlig gate. Det var 40 000 ÅDT her for 20 år siden. Nå er det 25 000 www.aftenposten.no/oslo/i/kvWEg...

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Tøff debatt om planene for Økern sentrum.

– Det er ikke tvil om at utgangspunktet er krevende

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Christopher Pahle @tophepahle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Gjorde en kjapp opptelling av norske mediehus' representasjon på Debatten foreløpig denne sesongen (med forbehold om at jeg har glemt noen). Dere vil ikke TRO hvor de to mest kansellerte og sensurerte alternativmediene i landet havnet på lista over antall besøk i ARKs debattstudio. (Dere vil det.)

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/10/2026

just to emphasize what's happening here: BMW (a company that used slave labor under the Nazis) refused to provide an official vehicle to the ultra right-wing AfD party, which is now asking Elon Musk to provide a Tesla instead Tesla literally becoming the Nazi car brand

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Ulrik Eriksen @ulriken1.bsky.social · 8h

Når vi bygger byer der syklister blir drept på sin første sykkeltur, er det heller ingen som har skyld i utfallet. Bare sånn det er. Et uhell. Som om det ikke er noe å gjøre. Men vi kan: - Ikke tillate kryssløsninger som legger opp til høy fart - Endre krav til lastebilers sikt - Lavere fartsgrense

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 19h

As many others have said today, it shouldn't take someone's death to address safety concerns that have been widely known for years. Nearly every time a pedestrian or cyclist is killed you'll find a history of prior crashes in the area. These deaths are preventable.

The project follows years of concerns about traffic and street safety in the area, intensified by Gag's death.

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Christopher Pahle @tophepahle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Har du ikke fått med deg hvem Curtis Yarvin er (heldiggris), så er han den særs høyrevridde, rasehygieneentusiastiske Silicon Valley-"ideologen" som har inspirert (og i noen tilfeller er i omgangskretsen til) bl.a. Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon og J.D. Vance. Ekte tweet, mitt screenshot.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure

The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.

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FairAndBalanced @ksteigen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Redaktørforeningens håndtering av Rustad står til stryk. Han leker med dem og de står igjen med som fjols med egg i fjeset. Som alltid når handlingsvegringen vinner over rasjonaliteten.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior

An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Incredible things are happening he was doing apparent massive amounts of fly agaric and got suddenly radicalized online into apparent Islam 😉 as one does

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From the doordash community on Reddit: Everything ok around here?

Explore this post and more from the doordash community

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Mathias Kilsti Hals @kilstihals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

igjen, fantastisk bra start ap👍

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's so funny when drivers view traffic calming measures as a fundamental attack on their right to use a car. You can still drive! You're just being forced to drive more slowly and safely.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I think people would be less likely to buy large vehicles if it was a huge pain in the ass to drive them here, especially in cities. Higher gas prices are part of it. But there should be extra fees and taxes based on weight. Parking your giant Suburban should be incredibly difficult. etc.

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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

➡️Springfield Case Update: The court held that peaceful observers have a First Amendment right to document, photograph, and record federal officers, and that the 7 ICE officers in question likely violated that right. www.daytondailynews.com/local/judge-...

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Judge dismisses Springfield ICE observer’s lawsuit against 7 agents

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a local ICE observer against seven unnamed agents, ruling the court lacks jurisdiction because six of the officers have left Springfield and there is n...

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Eivind Trædal @eivindtraedal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Provoserende å se at regjeringa ikke viderefører priskutt på kollektivtransport, ikke satser på klima, og kutter penger til restaurering av natur. Her er det lave miljøambisjoner. AP kan ikke bare overlate til støttepartiene å løse klima- og naturkrisa. www.tv2.no/direkte/jpyb...

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MDG: – Klimafinansieringen er en vits

TV 2 Nyheter Livestudio - Siste nytt i dag

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Christopher Pahle @tophepahle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nå har Hans Rustad 1) sendt mail til en som har klagd Document inn til PFU hvor han 2) ikke særlig halvkvedet truer med å avsløre politiavhør med klagerens barn, og 3) da TV2 tar kontakt nekter han å uttale seg. Dette handlet aldri om MENINGENE til Rustad, men metodene hans. Come on. Han må ut.

tv2.no

Document.no-redaktør til PFU-klager: – Forstår ikke at du har mage til det

Document.no ble nylig klaget inn til Pressens Faglige Utvalg. Da sendte redaktør Hans Rustad en epost til klageren der han skrev om «politiavhørene med barna hans».

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane

Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.

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Mathias Kilsti Hals @kilstihals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

kjempestart på forhandlingene ap. dritbra.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026

there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not

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████ @sist.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026

Mine damer og herrer, "Arbeiderpartiet".

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Ulrik Eriksen @ulriken1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Her er det noe å lære tenker jeg (for politikere). Med all politikk som kan frontes som direkte angrep på «vanlige bilister» blir det gjerne umiddelbart et sabla bråk. Men etter en stund viser det seg gjerne at raseriet ikke stikker så dypt.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here’s an article about the Sun Valley Idaho event in 2024 that inspired Argentina’s new investment-for-citizenship plan. Per the article (published b4 the event), tech moguls invited to the event included Peter Thiel (Palantir), Alex Karp, (Palantir), Sam Altman (OpenAI), Zuckerberg (Meta). 1/

Here’s an article about the Sun Valley Idaho event in 2024 that inspired Argentina’s investment-for-citizenship plan. Per the article (published b4 the event), tech moguls invited to the event included Peter Thiel (Palantir), Alex Karp, (Palantir), Sam Altman (OpenAI), & Mark Zuckerberg (Meta).

= OBSERVER
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Here's a look at the rest of the moguls invited to the upcoming conference:
Tech
• Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAl
• Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta
• Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft
• Jett Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon
• Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon
• Tim Cook, CEO of Apple
• Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce
• Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber
• Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google
• Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir
• Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir and Founders Fund
• Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb
Media and entertainment
• Shari Redstone, chairwoman of Paramount Global
• Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman x
News Corp

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Mylar @mylar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Så vil økende elbil-andel gjøre dette bedre eller verre?

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🏳️‍🌈 Sverre 🏳️‍🌈 @sgaarder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Med det store utvalget av brukte elbiler som nå er på markedet, samt en flom av nye, er det bare å få tak i en elbil for å slippe unna høye bensin- og dieselpriser. Du kan spare titusener, også på bygda.

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Du taper titusener i året på drivstoff

Norgespris har vært lønnsomt for alle som har signert på avtalen i Gjøvik og omegn. Spesielt de som kjører elbil.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the driving record of a guy accused of killing two cyclists. There is no reason this person should have had a license. Ah well, except for the fact that his relatives are cops.

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Christopher Pahle @tophepahle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Dette er NØYAKTIG en sånn komplett intetsigende, selvhevdende floskel som man bør være SABLA forsiktig med å la KI generere for seg. Og Meland går rett i fella. For det første fordi den kamuflerer sin innholdsløshet bak en på overflaten fiffig form, en billig ordlek som virker smartere enn den er.

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Frida Martine Kateraas 🏳️‍🌈️ @fridamk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

KI og makt Dette må vi snakke om! Språkmodellene som stadig tar lenger plass i offentligheten har et stort maktproblem. Språkmodellene baserer seg på sannsynlighetsberegning på et datamateriale, som de trenes på. Det bety<<r at språkmodellen tar utgangspunkt i all den informasjonen den har blitt >>

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hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social @hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hear this, 2,000 illegally hired Gestapo agents are now fired. Attorney Generals, state prosecutors should be validating if they were involved in criminal action of citizens in their state. Prosecutors need to let Gestapo agents know their actions can have charges english.elpais.com/usa/2026-09-...

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ICE is laying off agents hired during its rapid expansion after discovering discrepancies in their backgrounds

A ‘Washington Post’ investigation reveals that the agency hired thousands of officers with incomplete background checks, while a whistleblower warned of an unprecedented lowering of hiring standards

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Karl Mathias Moberg @kmoberg.no · 02/10/2026

"– Ulykken skal ha skjedd idet en bilist skal ha kjørt ut på hovedveien og i den forbindelse krysset en sykkelsti. " Fulgt av: "– Det er foreløpig besluttet å ikke opprette sak. Nødvendig dokumentasjon er likevel sikret." Selvsagt... Billister får lov å gjøre hva de vil mot syklister.

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Kvinne i 70-årene tatt med av ambulanse etter sykkelulykke

Like etter klokken 13.30 melder politiet om en trafikkulykke mellom to syklister og en bil. Ulykken har skjedd i Tungenesveien.

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delveien @delveien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Faen! Politiet frikjenner hver fordømte dag en ny bilfører som bryter vikeplikt og skader et syklende menneke! Det er på høy tid at @syklistforeningen.no reagerer overfor politi og veimyndigheter hver gang det skjer!

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Eivind Trædal @eivindtraedal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Familien Bygds utgifter til renter og drivstoff har økt med 4 900 kroner, mens deres gode venner i storbyen har fått en økt renteutgift på 7 100. Det koster nå 2 200 kroner mer i måneden å være familien By. Deres utgifter har økt med 45 % mer enn bygdefamiliens." agendamagasin.no/kommentarer/...

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Byfolk bør slå tilbake

Dyrere bensin på bygda koster en femtedel av det økt boligrente koster i byen.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of the highest crimes humanity has ever committed

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Isaak ESB 💚 @isaakarch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Vi i #syklistopprøret er helt enig med landets syklister (Sykkelundersøkelsen 2026) om at det viktigste for å gjøre det tryggere å sykle er: - Bygg sammenhengende sykkelinfrastruktur - Prioriter eget areal til syklister i kryss/rundkjøringer - Reduser fart og trafikkmengde biler Iverksett, nå.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How I did a genocide but didn't want to

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026

Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies.

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http://joachim @joachim.email · 30/09/2026

Nå har overingeniør Antonio Periago i Bymiljøetaten sendt fravikssøknad for å tillate skråparkering her. I søknaden skriver han at det kan ha positive konsekvenser fordi det er mye sykling mot enveiskjøring der allerede. Han beskriver situasjonen i 2017. Det ble tillatt å sykle begge veier i 2018.

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Tomas Dvorak @tdvorak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🇪🇸 "Cyclists will also be encouraged to ride in the centre of the lane – one of a series of changes intended to discourage motorists from attempting dangerous overtakes." "Drivers will now be required to overtake at a speed at least 20km/h below the speed limit." road.cc/news/ride-in...

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Ride in the centre of the lane and always wear a helmet – Spain has new cycling rules coming later this week

Stay informed about Spanish cycling laws. Learn about new helmet requirements and lane positioning for safer rides.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reading his Globe byline, the average reader would have no idea that Hanania is a white supremacist and misogynist

Richard Hanania is president of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, which funds policy research. He is the author of the new book “Kakistocracy,” from which this essay is adapted.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026

Graham Linehan is calling the people who murdered a trans man in cold blood, heroes.

Screenshot of an X post by Graham Linehan (@Glinner) commenting, "It looks like these two are heroes who may have saved some kids".
Linehan quotes a post by Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) that reads: "Damn. According to a witness of the shooting homicide of the trans New York Times executive in Dublin, Calif., the elderly Chinese grandparents calmly walked away after the exec was dropped to the ground".
Below the text are two police mugshot photos side by side: on the left is an elderly Asian woman with short, wavy gray hair wearing a white shirt, and on the right is an elderly Asian man with short dark hair, slight facial stubble, and a white shirt.

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