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You loons think we have to leave the USofA t be free. What is wrong with that? Oh nothing according to a canuck who blathers into our business. Yep I guess all is well until you don't have any protecting from our military you syrup swillers.
I know you have to repeat the Tea Party line, but lets not be entirely disingenuous. Some countries just hand out citizenship for things like charity work. If the US were as easy as you claim, illegal immigration wouldn't be a problem, would it?
It shouldn't be easy and in fact should be made more difficult. Most countries require VISA applicants to be able to prove that they are financially viable. VISA's get canceled when you can no longer prove it. Most countries don't allow foreigners to vote, own land or have a civil service job. We need to reapply and raise the bar. Especially when it comes to applicants who are illiterate and don't have the means to support themselves.
We produce enough dead weight on our own, we hardly need to import more, or grant an amnesty to a people who have already demonstrated that they are criminals.
The US is the only developed nation to require citizens abroad to pay income tax. This policy did not originate with Obama.
Correct. What originated with Obama is his mandate that ALL banks report to the IRS the accounts of Americans that have over $10,000. See my earlier post.
What's been the changes? I've worked overseas and it's always been a longstanding policy that if you're a US citizen or permanent resident residing abroad, you are liable for taxes on your worldwide income.
There is a upper limit of income that you can exclude from US taxes, though.
A few really rich folks like billionaire Warren Miller who founded Duty Free Shops, Inc. and lives in Hong Kong, and have little involvement with the US in their professional and personal lives, renounce their US nationality.
I also know of a friend and a relative who surrender their permanent resident status because they don't spend a lot of time in the US and don't need the burden to file for taxes, and have to make trips to the US to keep that status.
It shouldn't be easy and in fact should be made more difficult. Most countries require VISA applicants to be able to prove that they are financially viable. VISA's get canceled when you can no longer prove it. Most countries don't allow foreigners to vote, own land or have a civil service job. We need to reapply and raise the bar. Especially when it comes to applicants who are illiterate and don't have the means to support themselves.
We produce enough dead weight on our own, we hardly need to import more, or grant an amnesty to a people who have already demonstrated that they are criminals.
Yup, even with regards to retirement.
One must prove they will not become a financial burden on the state.
Countries actually want retirees that can financially support themselves.
What's been the changes? I've worked overseas and it's always been a longstanding policy that if you're a US citizen or permanent resident residing abroad, you are liable for taxes on your worldwide income.
There is a upper limit of income that you can exclude from US taxes, though.
A few really rich folks like billionaire Warren Miller who founded Duty Free Shops, Inc. and lives in Hong Kong, and have little involvement with the US in their professional and personal lives, renounce their US nationality.
I also know of a friend and a relative who surrender their permanent resident status because they don't spend a lot of time in the US and don't need the burden to file for taxes, and have to make trips to the US to keep that status.
Well maybe you need to go off and do a little reading.
The burden of US taxation and reporting to the IRS is not only on you now.
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