QuoteThe whole idea that a country can claim dominion over you and force you to pay them money to reject that ownership is disgusting.

Things have been worse.  Moses Grandy, born enslaved in North Carolina, purchased his freedom, only for his enslaver to take the money and sell him anyway. He was forced to purchase his own freedom a second time.

A person should be able to leave for free, but someone like Elon should not get to take all the money he earned here with him.  But my thoughts about this do not matter.