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by jessriedel 4378 days ago
It sounds like you're talking about the usefulness of citizenship for traveling. But the quotation discussed by deciplex, and his statements, are not qualified in this way.

Extensive nation-hopping is not something most folks in the world can do. (The "onerous tax filing" being even more of a rich-person's problem.) I'd guess that the US citizenship is in fact the most coveted worldwide, all things considered.
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deciplex 4378 days ago
Well, at least you admit you're just guessing...

And, did you bother to read the article? I'm surprised you write off these regulations for expats as 'rich-people problems'.

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jessriedel 4377 days ago
The typical American moving abroad is richer than the median American, and the median American is much, much richer than the vast majority of humans on Earth. The middle-class person being discussed in the article had $100k in the bank, which is more than most humans earn in a lifetime.

So yes, rich-people's problems.

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deciplex 4377 days ago
Yes, I suppose we should all learn to deal with oppressively stupid regulation until world peace is achieved and no one goes hungry.

I really don't get your point. So, if you are 'rich enough' (note: the people in this article are solidly middle-class) to actually maybe be affected by and give a shit which passport you've got, your opinions are immediately written off as 'rich people problems'. On the other hand if you're among the poor in the developing world and your passport is perhaps not something you'll ever think about or care about, then because maybe according to jessriedel you might prefer a US passport to e.g. a French one or a Swedish one or whatever, the US passport is 'the most coveted in the world'. Despite (apparently too rich to count) people giving them up in record numbers.

I'm fascinated to hear other opinions you hold on random shit, if this is any indication of how you arrive at your conclusions. Do tell.

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jessriedel 4376 days ago
You're completely mistaken about my position. I also haven't said anything to warrant your rudeness.
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maaku 4378 days ago
> I'd guess that the US citizenship is in fact the most coveted worldwide, all things considered.

You're assuming people want to live in the US.

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