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It is not true that we are "mostly exempt": only earned income (a narrow definition) is exempt.

And while it is true that many other countries have versions of taxing citizens living abroad for some time or under certain conditions (like having assets at home or conditions that deem the stay abroad "temporary"), there are only two countries in the world that have no mechanisms for stopping this taxation once one has truly and surely severed financial ties: the US, and Eritrea.