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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is reportedly establishing a major new foothold in Argentina as billionaire tax proposals and anti-wealth politics intensify in Democratic strongholds.<\/span><\/p>\n Thiel \u2014 the PayPal co-founder, Palantir chairman, and influential backer of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance \u2014 recently purchased a roughly $12 million mansion in one of Buenos Aires\u2019 most exclusive neighborhoods while temporarily relocating his family to the South American nation, according to a report by the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/a>. The billionaire has also reportedly enrolled his children in local schools and held multiple meetings with Argentine President Javier Milei and top government officials.<\/span><\/p>\n The move comes as California Democrats continue floating aggressive <\/span>wealth-tax proposals<\/span><\/a> targeting billionaires. People familiar with Thiel\u2019s thinking told reporters that concerns about the political and economic direction of the United States \u2014 particularly California \u2014 played a major role in his growing interest in Argentina.<\/span><\/p>\n Argentina\u2019s libertarian president has openly welcomed the billionaire tech titan. \u201cAll billionaires of the world who want to flee countries increasingly regulated, with higher taxes and governments that persecute their citizens, are welcome in the Argentine republic,\u201d Argentine cabinet chief Manuel Adorni recently said.<\/span><\/p>\n Thiel and Milei appear to share a strong ideological alignment centered around deregulation, libertarian economics, hostility toward progressive politics, and opposition to high taxation.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was an anarcho-capitalist who met another anarcho-capitalist,\u201d Milei said after one meeting with Thiel. The billionaire\u2019s expanding international footprint also fits a broader long-running pattern. Thiel previously secured citizenship in New Zealand and reportedly pursued residency opportunities in Malta as well. Reports suggest he increasingly views foreign properties and citizenship options as strategic \u201cPlan B\u201d hedges against political instability, economic turmoil, or even geopolitical conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite his growing presence abroad, Thiel\u2019s influence inside the United States may actually be stronger than ever. His longtime prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Vice President JD Vance, is in Washington under President Donald Trump, whom Theil backed in the 2016 presidential election. Other members of the so-called \u201cPayPal Mafia,\u201d including tech investor David Sacks and entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also wielded enormous influence during Trump\u2019s second administration.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Thiel-linked companies continue securing massive federal contracts. In the first quarter alone, Palantir earned $687 million in <\/span>government contracts<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0tied to defense, immigration enforcement, and homeland security operations.<\/span><\/p>\n Still, the apparent Argentina move highlights growing anxiety among some of America\u2019s wealthiest elites as left-wing politicians push billionaire taxes, wealth redistribution measures, and increasingly hostile rhetoric toward ultra-high-net-worth Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n Argentina, under Milei\u2019s aggressively pro-market government, is attempting to position itself as the opposite: a low-regulation haven openly courting foreign capital, wealthy investors, and entrepreneurs fleeing the political climate of Europe and the United States. For now, it seems as though Thiel has not permanently left America. But his deepening ties to Argentina suggest one of America\u2019s most influential tech power brokers is increasingly looking to get beyond U.S. borders.<\/span><\/p>\n