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If I were to visit a country, stay there for a few weeks or months, and write programs, I would be paying rent to a local landlord (which goes into the landlord
by kijin 15y ago
If I were to visit a country, stay there for a few weeks or months, and write programs, I would be paying rent to a local landlord (which goes into the landlord's property tax), sales tax whenever I purchase anything, gas tax whenever I drive, and even income tax if I did consulting for a local firm. That's almost exactly the same as what ordinary citizens of my host country pay, and unlike them, I don't even get to vote (taxation without representation?) and I'm OK with that.
Now, why do I need to pay extra just because I hold a passport with a different color? Like everyone else in your country, I'm paying for my use of your infrastructure. Nobody's getting a free ride there.
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