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At least there is the option to get rescued and then billed for it. Non-citizens don't get rescued, evacuated, etc by the US at all.
by theonething 4y ago
At least there is the option to get rescued and then billed for it. Non-citizens don't get rescued, evacuated, etc by the US at all.
- eesmith 4y agoOther countries provide repatriation services too, for their citizens. Somehow the UK does it without subjecting all British citizens worldwide to UK taxes. I read once that UK repatriation was funded as part of the passport fee, but can't verify it. In any case, if this were the justification for the policy, it might be good to know how much it costs the US vs. what extra revenue the US generate from this taxation, and the number of non-resident/non-passport holding Americans are also covered by this repatriation.