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I would love to be able to buy and sell citizenship. It would greatly incentivize governments to be responsible.

No, it won't. It will incentivize governments to help rich people from all over the world avoid taxes.

why? what s the use of having them as citizens if they won't pay taxes

The sum they pay for the citizenship. Just look at some of the Caribbean islands. Selling citizenship can be quite lucrative.