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What! How can you not see the injustice in a US expatriate who has not set foot in the US for 20 years paying taxes to the IRS if they earn over $100K and their
by apatters 11y ago
What! How can you not see the injustice in a US expatriate who has not set foot in the US for 20 years paying taxes to the IRS if they earn over $100K and their country of residence has a lower tax rate than America? That is exactly what happens today, no other country does this, and there is nothing just about it!
- coolgeek 11y agoA "US expatriate who has not set foot in the US for 20 years" seemingly understands at some level that a US passport/citizenship confers benefits that are worth retaining. Those benefits are not without cost.
- rayiner 11y agoIf you're an expatriate who hasn't set foot in the U.S. for 20 years and don't intend to return, maybe you shouldn't maintain your U.S. citizenship. But I don't think that's the typical case. I think the typical case is someone from the U.S. living abroad for a few years, regularly visiting and intending to return.