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rafski
on June 26, 2011
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Don't be rich, Live rich
This is distinctive for the US from what I understand. People in most western countries don't have to report to them once they've left other than to renew passports.
kingkilr
on June 26, 2011
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That's correct, the US does taxes by citizenship, whereas most countries do it by residence.
rafski
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In other words, US citizens are US property.
ahoyhere
on June 27, 2011
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It gets worse: you can give up your US citizenship, but the US claims you must file taxes (and PAY taxes) for 10 years afterwards.
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