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This would solve so many problems.
The main issue why this remains a problem is that Congress doesn't care about American citizens who live abroad. Congress knows they can abuse Americans who will never comprise a large enough portion of any district for their votes to really matter. This is why people are actually renouncing. They have no other practical solution or representation.
This link needs to be here. If you're an American abroad suffering similar treatment, you can find support with these people who are in the same situation. They are trying to help end the US's unfair CBT citizenship based taxation and switch to RBT residency based taxation like the rest of the world already uses.
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Well, at least you admit you're just guessing... And, did you bother to read the article? I'm surprised you write off these regulations for expats as 'rich-people problems'.
The typical American moving abroad is richer than the median American, and the median American is much, much richer than the vast majority of humans on Earth. The middle-class person being discussed in the article had $100k in the bank, which is more than most humans earn in a lifetime. So yes, rich-people's problems.
I really don't get your point. So, if you are 'rich enough' (note: the people in this article are solidly middle-class) to actually maybe be affected by and give a shit which passport you've got, your opinions are immediately written off as 'rich people problems'. On the other hand if you're among the poor in the developing world and your passport is perhaps not something you'll ever think about or care about, then because maybe according to jessriedel you might prefer a US passport to e.g. a French one or a Swedish one or whatever, the US passport is 'the most coveted in the world'. Despite (apparently too rich to count) people giving them up in record numbers.
I'm fascinated to hear other opinions you hold on random shit, if this is any indication of how you arrive at your conclusions. Do tell.
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The typical American moving abroad is richer than the median American, and the median American is much, much richer than the vast majority of humans on Earth. The middle-class person being discussed in the article had $100k in the bank, which is more than most humans earn in a lifetime. So yes, rich-people's problems.
Yes, I suppose we should all learn to deal with oppressively stupid regulation until world peace is achieved and no one goes hungry. I really don't get your point. So, if you are 'rich enough' (note: the people in this article are solidly middle-class) to actually maybe be affected by and give a shit which passport you've got, your opinions are immediately written off as 'rich people problems'. On the other hand if y…