Singapore and Switzerland both have very low tax rates (topping out around ~ 20%), and both are great places to live. Panama is nice as well, and they top out at 25%.

We don't tax the richest companies because there is a race to the bottom. It is the success story of Dublin for example.

> Examples of large, modern societies flourishing without the use of taxation?

This is a disingenuous red herring.

It's one thing to claim that some amount of taxes to finance public spending can be benefitial to society.

It's an entirely different thing to claim that taxing remote work brings any benefit to society.

Examples of large, modern societies that gave way for new ideas instead of preserving the status quo at all costs?