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Interesting points. I guess I was thinking about the principal of being stateless, which sounds insane. My philosophical thinking is in high gear today, maybe I
by trinsic2 3y ago
Interesting points. I guess I was thinking about the principal of being stateless, which sounds insane. My philosophical thinking is in high gear today, maybe I am just getting tired of the rat race of life. I have opinions on the tax thing, but I will keep it to myself as it will likely derail the conversation.
It just seems like its not beneficial to a person to be required to retain citizenship while in a permanent state of traveling (if you are not actually living in a country for a long period of time). I know each country has laws around this. The philosophical question its interesting.
Now that I am realizing that I am not sure what I am asking, HN probably insn't the best place for this. Thanks for the responses.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoBeing a citizen of no country is massively problematic, not sure I understand what problem you think it would solve. Being a citizen of the US is the best way to guarantee easy travel to the vast majority of the world. You can walk into the EU without a visa, for example (although I think that may be changing)
- ChumpGPT 3y agoIf you're looking to get out of paying taxes in the US, forgetaboutit. You're best bet is to claim residency in a low tax state that has no income tax, ex: TX, FL, etc. That way you're only on the hook for Federal Tax. If you choose to be a stateless person, forget about banking, credit cards, drivers license, traveling and accessing many of the things you take for granted like a mobile phone, Internet, etc. Most companies require identification to subscribe to their services. 100 plus years ago totally doable, today not so much.