[Harkins]

If you are an American citizen, you always have to file taxes on wages, no matter where you earn them or who you work for (even if you steal things, you pay taxes on them).

[rafski]

This is distinctive for the US from what I understand. People in most western countries don't have to report to them once they've left other than to renew passports.

[kingkilr]

That's correct, the US does taxes by citizenship, whereas most countries do it by residence.

[rafski]

In other words, US citizens are US property.

[ahoyhere]

It gets worse: you can give up your US citizenship, but the US claims you must file taxes (and PAY taxes) for 10 years afterwards.

We are chattel.