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One of the sweetest memories I have is the first time I flew into LAX after 6 weeks of international travel and being greeted at the end of the ramp with "Welcome Home". I've traveled out of the country several times and it always touches me deeply to get that smile and greeting.
If it made an appreciable difference and I knew I would be living overseas for the rest of my life I might consider this but not really sure.
Not at this point. I've been out of the country about 25 times and have always been happy to return. (Except a couple business/pleasure trips to Vancouver and Montreal). God Bless the US!
I would want to keep my home base here in the U.S. I love the Caribbean but Jamaica is too crime ridden outside of the tourist areas. Although a Bahama out island just might be nice.
I don't see giving up US citizenship just to save on taxes, but sometimes I shake my head at the road we are on and just wonder. Just saying when home no longer feels like home, I might consider it if the dollars work.
Lived overseas 10 years and did OK but it wasn't home.
This is home and I'm thriving. If those who complain about taxes spent less time discriminating against others, less time focusing on that which separates us, less time supporting people, policies, and ideas which penalize the least of us, maybe fewer taxes would be needed.
I'd gladly pay MORE taxes if it meant that we could find cures for diseases like Cancer, Alzheimer's, and HIV. I'd pay more if it meant that veterans, the elderly, and kids would get the utmost consideration. I'd pay more if it meant that everyone could have the best of health care. I'd gladly pay more taxes so that those who have been historically discriminated against, are given an extra boost in this society so they can achieve their goals. I'd gladly pay more taxes to eliminate the residual effects of Slavery for people who indirectly were hurt by the evil practice, forced to start from a lesser place.
Other countries are great to visit, but this is overwhelmingly where I prefer to live.
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The US may suck but I still think this is the best overall deal out there, which says much about the state of the world these days. Not interested in giving up my citizenship at all.
One of the sweetest memories I have is the first time I flew into LAX after 6 weeks of international travel and being greeted at the end of the ramp with "Welcome Home". I've traveled out of the country several times and it always touches me deeply to get that smile and greeting.
If it made an appreciable difference and I knew I would be living overseas for the rest of my life I might consider this but not really sure.
For the most part no, most of the people that would benefit from relinquishing their citizenship would have little to no US ties and that just doesn't apply to me. I would trade my US citizenship in a heartbeat if I could, but not for a lower tax country.
This is home and I'm thriving. If those who complain about taxes spent less time discriminating against others, less time focusing on that which separates us, less time supporting people, policies, and ideas which penalize the least of us, maybe fewer taxes would be needed.
I'd gladly pay MORE taxes if it meant that we could find cures for diseases like Cancer, Alzheimer's, and HIV. I'd pay more if it meant that veterans, the elderly, and kids would get the utmost consideration. I'd pay more if it meant that everyone could have the best of health care. I'd gladly pay more taxes so that those who have been historically discriminated against, are given an extra boost in this society so they can achieve their goals. I'd gladly pay more taxes to eliminate the residual effects of Slavery for people who indirectly were hurt by the evil practice, forced to start from a lesser place.
Other countries are great to visit, but this is overwhelmingly where I prefer to live.
This is ironic. You claim that taxes could be reduced if we were more compassionate, yet you list all the ways that taxes would have to be increased for us to be considered more compassionate. Please explain (if possible).
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Absolutely not
Please explain (if possible).
