[eru]

> Also feel like we get taxed way more than we should be with many things getting taxed multiple times...

Getting taxed multiple times isn't necessarily bad, it's the overall burden (and deadweight loss!) that matters.

In any case, you could try moving to a lower tax jurisdiction? (And giving up your American passport, if you have any.)

[sethammons]

Giving up citizenship is also a taxable event

[eru]

Yes, but it's a one-time thing, isn't it?