The worst part for me is not the taxes themselves, but it's that I feel like I have no representation while overseas. When I was living in Australia, my represe

The worst part for me is not the taxes themselves, but it's that I feel like I have no representation while overseas. When I was living in Australia, my representatives were for the state of Oregon. Not once did one of my assigned representatives nor senators propose legislation meant to help expats overseas, they understandably represented their voter base in Oregon. It essentially creates a system of taxation without representation; ironically something the country has a deep history fighting against. The number of US expats is enormous, and if they were a state of their own they'd be the 11th most populated state (just ahead of New Jersey). If we're going to tax expats overseas, at the very least they should be provided with senators that are dedicated to fighting for their cause.