I should think that if you are doing something that every other country in the world (save one[0]) does not do, you might want to at least consider that it just might be wrong, rather than cavalierly dismiss an opposing viewpoint out of hand.
> US citizens residing in other countries can still receive some services and protection from the US federal government.
Same deal for expat citizens of many other countries and their government, but they aren't taxed for it.
There's an expat downthread who was extracted from a dangerous country, and the US later sent him a bill for his services. After reading that, it jogged a memory of reading about this being a common occurrence. So what are these "services" he's supposedly paying taxes for?
> If they want to participate in the US financial system then they have to play by US rules.
This is just simple strong-arm bullying and control-freak data collection, and will almost certainly come back to bite the US as its economy declines over the next decades and loses the leverage to impose these sorts of things.
(Disclosure: I'm a US citizen who resides in the US, and think these regressive practices are gross.)
[0] Eritrea, which is not exactly the best company to be in with regard to this topic, since if you are an expat and don't pay taxes, they threaten your remaining family with violence until you pay. And that's just for a 2% flat tax.
> US citizens residing in other countries can still receive some services and protection from the US federal government.
Same deal for expat citizens of many other countries and their government, but they aren't taxed for it.
There's an expat downthread who was extracted from a dangerous country, and the US later sent him a bill for his services. After reading that, it jogged a memory of reading about this being a common occurrence. So what are these "services" he's supposedly paying taxes for?
> If they want to participate in the US financial system then they have to play by US rules.
This is just simple strong-arm bullying and control-freak data collection, and will almost certainly come back to bite the US as its economy declines over the next decades and loses the leverage to impose these sorts of things.
(Disclosure: I'm a US citizen who resides in the US, and think these regressive practices are gross.)
[0] Eritrea, which is not exactly the best company to be in with regard to this topic, since if you are an expat and don't pay taxes, they threaten your remaining family with violence until you pay. And that's just for a 2% flat tax.