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by mike_hearn
4021 days ago
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> I think the reason is that a US citizen has more privileges than someone else Not the case. I have read that the most powerful passport in the world (as in, getting into countries visa free) is the British passport. Additionally Americans, unlike citizens of other countries, get no protection from their host government. If they get evacuated from a disaster zone they get charged for the costs. And as everything the US
Gov does is horrendously price inflated, there are cases of people getting "rescued" and then wishing they'd been left behind after being served with massive bills. The way the USA taxes citizens abroad is indefensible. There's literally not one single defence for it. (btw: there are two different Mike Hearn's posting in this thread! I am the other one) |
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Citation please? The only thing I've ever heard of even remotely close to this ate the occasional local search and rescue operations that are caused by poor judgement. That has nothing at all to do with the U.S. government.
The next time there's a disaster in almost any country - look around. That's a U.S. Navy carrier providing electricity for emergency relief. Those are U.S. Marines distributing rice, ponchos, and water. Those are U.S. Navy Corpsmen delivering first aid to the wounded.
As bad as people like to make this country out to be, we are the first ones there with the biggest shovel any time another country needs to be dug out.