I partially agree. I lived in Australia for 5 years making a nice salary and I was required to pay zero taxes to the US government during that time. My biggest

I partially agree. I lived in Australia for 5 years making a nice salary and I was required to pay zero taxes to the US government during that time. My biggest complaint is the paperwork. Besides FATCA, there is also the FBAR filing requirement. You need to report every foreign bank account that has more than $10,000 in it. This amount hasn't changed since the 70s.