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by kingkilr 5472 days ago
That's correct, the US does taxes by citizenship, whereas most countries do it by residence.
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rafski 5472 days ago
In other words, US citizens are US property.
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ahoyhere 5472 days ago
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.

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