Oh I dunno, the fact that most other countries aren’t as stuck on their own exceptionalism? What does the US offer to citizens (even dual) who reside outside the country that the other nations who don’t impose that burden don’t?
BTW, I’m more than happy to pay taxes, though I’d prefer to do so in the country I’m residing in.
Until very recently, ready access to large swaths of the world. Having a US passport was incredibly helpful in international travel and eased the way for people. Being a citizen of the most powerful nation on earth has privileges. So, yes, citizens living abroad still generally benefit from their citizenship.
One can always drop US citizenship if it’s such a burden to do so, of course.
And of course, I’d say that many Americans who do live abroad are generally deeply privileged and wealthy anyway. Not all, of course, but many are.
Yeah, though it seems (may have even read it here) that the Irish passport was one of/the most accepted passports, in terms of entering other countries…
I’m pretty sure you’re right about who (earning over 150K is not poverty in most places for sure), I’m not sure when this policy started, but I can’t shake the feeling it corresponds with things like decreases in capital gains taxes and taxes for corporations, just the IRS taking the easy road.
The changes came in the 60s, which saw a general overhaul of the immigration system, which was racist as hell, so it corresponds to the shifts in thinking about race in general. These SCOTUS decisions would have happened most likely under the Warren court, which is considered the liberal SCOTUS era.
Cuts in taxes come later on, under GOP administrations (Nixon, Ford, Reagan).
That varies, a lot. The US has individual tax treaties with many other countries and who taxes you is determined by a combination of where you reside and where you are paid. Most often you are taxed where your residence is, some of the treaties have gaps where residing in one nation while being employed in the other can result in double taxation.
And the issues aren’t always on the US side. I worked for an accountant who referred back and forth with an immigration lawyer for a while. We had multiple clients who were dual US/French citizens. Apparently France taxes (or tries to) real estate held in the US by US residents with US income, owing to a gap in the tax treaty.
And then if memory serves if you do pay foreign tax you can deduct it from US taxes.
The bigger issue is that it’s complex enough to require a professional and many people can not afford that.
ETA: or actually multiple professionals now that I think about it. The thing with these clients was we handled the US and State side of things. But a specialist accountant handled their foreign taxes. With the lawyer as a go between. It was expensive.
Well if anyone knows, you would 
Sorry for the derail!
Just a little more shit on the way out
“Next, the HHS moved to permanently waive FDA’s review requirements of medical devices before they hit the market. Seven types of medical gloves have already been permanently exempted, and the HHS has proposed exempting 84 other medical devices, including ventilators, fetal heart monitors, infusion pumps, pediatric facemasks, and medical imaging equipment.”
I mean, why should the government have any roll in certifying things that are literally life and death? Let the free market sort it out! Too many dead people, the company will chenge!
Shoals ahead for the S.S. Trump?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pointedly blamed President Trump for having “provoked” the violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
His remarks on the Senate floor came shortly before President-elect Joe Biden was scheduled to head to Washington after a farewell event in Wilmington, Del., where he has been conducting his transition.
Germany is No. 1 on that metric, with Sweden and Spain at the No. 2 spot. Ireland is ranked 4th.
The US is 19th.
This should be the required motto on any Trump Presidency commemorative coins.
one thing that’s nice is that some counties agree to pay your social security taxes if you’re paying into their retirement system. so you don’t fall behind on your social security if you’re living overseas, and you don’t have to pay into another country’s retirement system that you’re never able to use.
probably they all laugh themselves to sleep ( edit: or cry at the inhumanity of america’s system ) though since social security is so meaningless at this point vs retirement plans in other countries
my cynical take is he’s probably laying the ground work to re/direct the fury away from ted cruz and josh hawley.
probably some back room dealings going on over getting people to stand down re: kicking republicans out of the house and senate and allowing some republicans to vote for impeachment
18 hours and counting…
Members of the House GOP who voted against impeaching Trump also want pardons from Trump for the parts they played in the violent insurrection he was impeached for inciting.
If you’re talking the government- not much. But we do treat our trans people better than the UK. Which is the faintest of praise.
Pretty fabulous natural beauty - great musical culture.
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This roundup of unbelievable yet real nightmare images reads like The Fall of the Roman Empire but in four years flat:
this popped up in my twitter feed when i followed that:
i don’t have much hope that biden will do anything about it, but i am so done with this administration and its appointees trolling america.
to quote aoc: “abolish ice”
Less than 15 hours.
Why yes… one of the last possible controversies of that admin in it’s final hours just had to be child abuse
