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That's not true. Several other countries require that their citizens file annual tax returns, and tax them on their worldwide income. Why is it ridiculous? And what makes you so sure that less than 1% of US citizens living outside the US evade tax?
The other countries that tax worldwide income: Libya, North Korea, Eritrea and the Philippines. Great company to be in. You could call it ridiculous because it’s so unusual. But the reason most countries don’t do it is that taxes are a supposed to be a deal - the government forces you to hand over money and pays for services you use in return. Expats - they aren’t using those services. And your point about tax evader…
You made three assertions. One was factually incorrect. One was a matter of opinion, about which I was curious to understand your reasoning. The third seemed like it was unlikely to be true and hard to get data about, so again I was curious.
I'm sorry if my pointing out an untrue statement and asking for more information about others seems hostile.
My personal reason for wanting to point out the incorrect assertion about the US being the only country: https://xkcd.com/386/