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At a Republican town hall in Nebraska (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is completely false. US citizens must file taxes and are liable for income taxes no matter where they live.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/us-citizens-and-residents-abroad-filing-requirements

Edit: I also know this because I recently filed my US taxes from my full-time residence in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is not "completely false", this is "almost entirely correct".

I am aware of that fact, but this is just a single country. Also you can renounce your citizenship.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is also false. You can't just renounce your citizenship if you want to. To renounce US citizenship you must submit an application and appear in person for affirmation. They will not approve your application if you don't have a second passport or citizenship somewhere else. They aren't going to just make stateless people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well no shit, but you can buy citizenship. It is not difficult.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then you probably know how prohibitively expensive it can be, especially if you want access to developed nations like in Europe. So this isn't even an option for the vast majority of American citizens. I know you're not responding in good faith so I'll just drop it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

We are talking about rich people leaving the country by the way.