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My American colleagues living in London tend to disagree with you. It’s easy to accept the additional taxation when it’s not happening to you. When Uncle Sam is
by oarsinsync 6y ago
My American colleagues living in London tend to disagree with you. It’s easy to accept the additional taxation when it’s not happening to you. When Uncle Sam is picking your pocket and giving little back in return, it’s a different story.
- ericmay 6y agoSo surely you sympathize with those living in the U.S. who feel the same way?
- oarsinsync 6y agoI do sympathise with people who are unhappy about being taxed by a government of a country they do not live in. I do not sympathise with people who are unhappy about being taxed by the government of the country they do live in. EDIT: That's not to say I love the rate at which I get taxed at, but everyone around you is subject to the same rules, and so you're preaching (complaining) to the choir. Immigrants suffering double taxation, both by the nation they live in, and the nation they're a citizen of, strikes me as massively unfair by comparison.
- ericmay 6y agoI think many people would argue they are paying taxes and not getting much in return. There are probably very few people immigrants making over $100,000 as well. It probably keeps people from making a bunch of money off of US-based businesses and then skating off to Vietnam or something.