UK non-dom tax regime abolished
The UK officially abolished the non-domicile tax regime, replacing it with a residence-based system, causing wealthy residents to flee to Dubai and elsewhere.
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Jun 6, 2026
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UK Non-Dom Tax, San Francisco as Mordor, and Dysfunctional Cities
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Tim draws a connecting thread between London and San Francisco as case studies in cities that change for the wrong reasons. The UK's non-dom regime — which let oligarchs live in London while parking money in tax havens — has been abolished, and now those oligarchs are leaving for Dubai. The scam ran for decades, and people are shocked it ended. Meanwhile, San Francisco is getting cleaner: no crime in the streets, fewer tent cities. Why? AI companies and their workers flooded in and demanded order. Tim's Tolkien metaphor lands hard: this is not a city healing itself, it's the Eye of Sauron establishing dominion. Mordor had low crime too. He extends the argument to LA, Portland, Seattle, and Texas, landing on his consistent position: there are no saviors, no trends, and the problems in cities improve only when something worse replaces them.
The UK's Non-Dom Scam Ends and Everyone Leaves
For decades, you could live full-time in London while keeping your Kazakhstan oil money in a zero-tax jurisdiction. The UK just ended that. Now the oligarchs are leaving for Dubai. The lesson: run a scam for long enough and people will be shocked when the scam ends.
San Francisco Is Cleaner Because It's Mordor Now
San Francisco is getting better — but not because of teachers, nurses, or housing reform. AI companies flooded in and demand clean streets. The city improved, but it's now the Eye of Sauron. Things don't always get better the way you'd want.
Henry Nowak and Two-Tier Policing in the UK
Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed by a Sikh man in Southampton. The Sikh claimed to be the hate crime victim. British police, operating under equity-based directives, handcuffed Nowak as he bled out. He died saying 'I can't breathe.' Tim dissects the absurdity of asking cops to weigh historical trauma while someone dies at their feet.
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