A rich idiot with extra-thin skin.
It's hard to know what to make of a story like that. He seems to be going out of his way to reinforce the perception that the super-rich are assholes.
Bernard Arnault is the richest guy in France, and he's drawing a lot of attention to himself by publicly announcing he intends to become a Belgian citizen.
That's seen as a response to the government's recent decision to up the tax rate to 75% for income over a million euros. This is sheer speculation of course; he may simply want to move in order to be closer to those superior Belgian chocolates.
Hell, people move all the time and for a multiplicity of reasons. Who are we to impugn his motives?
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if his first order of business when he settles in Brussels isn't lobbying the Belgian government to raise the income tax.
And lower the chocolate tax.
So I'm sure that idiot talk was just a misunderstanding.
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