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Additionally, the US is one of the few countries that punish their citizens with US tax even when they don't live in the US anymore...
by nitai 13y ago
Additionally, the US is one of the few countries that punish their citizens with US tax even when they don't live in the US anymore...
- STRML 13y agoIt is, effectively, the only country in the world that does this. It's shameful. http://hodgen.com/does-the-united-states-stand-alone/ http://hodgen.com/does-the-united-states-stand-alone/
- nitai 13y agoWow... I really like the US, but these draconian laws make it difficult to justify moving there. Of course, if you grow up like this and don't know better...
- pavel_lishin 13y ago> Of course, if you grow up like this and don't know better... Also, if you don't plan on moving out of the country, which the majority of Americans (and probably citizens of most countries) don't.
- sschueller 13y agoWasn't part of the reason people wanted independence from the British to avoid paying the king's taxes?
- beagle3 13y agoThey refused to pay without representation. But US expats can actually vote from abroad. (Not that the votes seem to matter - you get to choose which faction of the military-industrial faction gets a salary this year, but not anything of consequence)
- sosborn 13y agoTo be fair, the earned income tax exemption is sufficiently large enough that you will be making six figures before you have to pay a penny in U.S. tax. You still have to file though.