Wall Street and owners of mobile capital are ferociously opposed to capital inflow taxes because free capital flows benefit billionaires and banks, while being harmful to farmers, workers, manufacturers, and middle-class savers, revealing that capital account liberalization is a policy of wealth concentration rather than general prosperity.
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Michael PettisEvidence Quote
“Wall Street would be ferociously opposed...because the free flow of capital is really great...if you're a billionaire...not so good if you're an American farmer or worker”
Source
Michael Pettis: China’s Consumption Crisis Is The World’s Crisis— The Monetary Matters NetworkCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:43:21 AM
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