[etherael]

I disagree. The context of the original quote was;

> Considering how low US income tax is

Now I do understand what you mean when you make the distinction that for expatriate taxation based on citizenship, only the federal taxes are considered, but that is not what the original language actually said in the context of the statement regarding how low US income tax is, and weasel language to push a political agenda is annoying at the best of times.

To be scrupulously fair and expose my biases though, frankly even federal taxes alone are high as far as I'm concerned. Any amount is high when you're forced by threats of violence to pay it. The appropriate amount gathered by that method ought to be zero percent.