The money doesn't necessarily go for productive purposes anywhere - but for conspicuous consumption by the idle rich with large Swiss bank accounts etc.  When you have a few millions you are more worried about losing them than making more.  That is part of the Anglo disease problem - the rich get richer and offshore their wealth.  If that money was used to fund better housing, health care, education etc. - the wealth (and jobs) and welfare would stay within the country and have a far higher marginal impact on people's welfare than another (larger) yacht.

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