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Great point. If you stay somewhere for such a long time, you are much more likely than the average tourist to use government services, meaning you start to cons
by fxtentacle 7y ago
Great point. If you stay somewhere for such a long time, you are much more likely than the average tourist to use government services, meaning you start to consume other people's tax dollars.
As such, it makes a lot of sense for the government to charge you lots of money extra for a longer stay, which is what most of them do.
- jeffdavis 7y agoNot all concerns are purely economic. If you live in a city multiple years, you might want to participate in an election, for instance.
- ryanmercer 7y agoI imagine another concern is that the longer you are in a place, the higher the chance you're going to get pregnant or get someone pregnant. Children born within a nation's borders often are citizens which then complicates your situation if you plan to leave and gives you more of a claim to go "but you can't deport me, my kid is a citizen!" in more civilized countries.