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  "description": "A few weeks ago, I got into a debate about taxes with a digital nomad on LinkedIn. He was hyping up Próspera, a \"Special Economic Zone\" in Honduras offering low-tax residency for remote workers. With its 5% personal income tax, he posed it as an alternative to \"high-tax countries or rigid bureaucratic system.\"\n\n\"Tax efficiency,\" \"Flexible legal structures,\" \"Modern residency solutions.\"\n\nWhy do these phrases make me cringe? Is it that they parrot the language of the super-rich? The multinatio...",
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  "textContent": "A few weeks ago, I got into a debate about taxes with a digital nomad on LinkedIn. He was hyping up Próspera, a \"Special Economic Zone\" in Honduras offering low-tax residency for remote workers. With its 5% personal income tax, he posed it as an alternative to \"high-tax countries or rigid bureaucratic system.\"\n\n\"Tax efficiency,\" \"Flexible legal structures,\" \"Modern residency solutions.\"\n\nWhy do these phrases make me cringe? Is it that they parrot the language of the super-rich? The multinational tax evaders and money launderers?\n\nI responded that I didn't think \"Special Economic Zones\" were the answer - that we shouldn't just \"opt out\" of state taxation by moving to privatized enclaves.\n\nHe responded that it was a matter of \"personal choice\" for \"people who want to become financially independent faster\": \"Not sure if you are aware but in a lot of countries in Europe you pay 45% tax, and you get almost nothing for it.\"\n\nBut are taxes a \"personal choice\"? How do we balance _personal_ sovereignty with _popular_ sovereignty? And if not taxes, then what else?\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Should Digital Nomads Pay More Taxes?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-01T21:29:12.683Z"
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