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> Having to pay to renew you passport or processing other paperwork is acceptable paying tax to a country you don't live in isn't. One could argue that growing
by yodsanklai 12y ago
> Having to pay to renew you passport or processing other paperwork is acceptable paying tax to a country you don't live in isn't.
One could argue that growing up in the US gave you a lot of benefits (infrastructure, education, healthcare, security and so on...), and that paying tax (even if not living there anymore) is a reasonable price for this.
- Fuxy 12y agoOne can argue that growing up in any European country gave you similar benefits and they require none of that. You can't control where you are born but you can choose what citizenship you keep so shop around for a better 'offer'.
- yodsanklai 12y ago(but taxes are higher in Europe) I agree that from a practical point of view, it makes sense to shop around. I just disagree with the argument we hear sometimes "I don't owe anything to my country". It's not the same to be born in the US than let say a poor african country.
- davidw 12y agoYou could make the same argument for France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, etc... Actually they probably gave you more, growing up, like health care. But the US is the only country to do tax people like this.