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mick063

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55. King George wants to tax the colonies.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2013, 04:02 PM

Jul 2013

Stock transaction tax

Windfall profit tax

Tariffs on imported goods from nations that don't meet environmental and worker safety standards.

Those should be the priority.

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If you know any American persons living in another country than America than please let them know [View all] riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 OP

So expatriates won't be able to hide income and evade taxes?? kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #1

If you are an expat, you shouldn't have taxes due on foreign income NoOneMan Jul 2013 #2

Why? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #3

Why should they? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #4

If they are US Citizens, they have the rights and duties .... oldhippie Jul 2013 #6

Your law sucks NoOneMan Jul 2013 #7

renounce your citizenship then. easy solution. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #12

many are riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #16

i don't care. bye. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #17

Indeed. My sis in law and my nephews went to Ireland. They are now Irish citizens! SugarShack Jul 2013 #53

Please advise them about FATCA riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #54

That makes Christmas trips a bitch NoOneMan Jul 2013 #18

yep. bye. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #19

Non-citizens can visit the US, no problem. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #27

The article claims that wouldn't be enough muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #21

Exactly. People have no inkling how many people this impacts who have no US interests NoOneMan Jul 2013 #22

i'd like to see some support for the proposition that you can renounce your citizenship & still HiPointDem Jul 2013 #25

As far as I am aware, you pay an "exit tax" when you renounce on all wealth NoOneMan Jul 2013 #32

us has the banks where you have accounts report for 10 years after you renounce riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #38

Nooneman is a one issue antitaxer misinformation spewer elehhhhna Jul 2013 #28

Oh, Im a sockpuppet now? WTF are you talking about? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #31

You do know that there is a quite large COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #42

Yes, its been posted here. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #43

You'll be okay in the morning snooper2 Jul 2013 #49

If they earn the income in this country, they pay the taxes to this country. Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #51

The U.S. is the only first world nation with citizenship based taxation. Xithras Jul 2013 #60

Love it or Leave it (and pay taxes forever) NoOneMan Jul 2013 #63

It'll be interesting to see the IRS try and chase them down. Xithras Jul 2013 #64

exactly riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #14

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #26

Are you calling a fellow DUer a "Koch head" NoOneMan Jul 2013 #34

Looks like the jury agrees with you. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #36

Only if a jury decides that way RudynJack Jul 2013 #39

What are taxes for? PETRUS Jul 2013 #44

do you not have a US embassy where you are? magical thyme Jul 2013 #45

people have left for good,,some more than 50 years ago riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #47

If only... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2013 #23

I don't see the problem ..... oldhippie Jul 2013 #5

I don't see why that's a problem NoOneMan Jul 2013 #9

Are you sure .... oldhippie Jul 2013 #11

First off, it'd be fine with me if the US tax system wasn't broke in the first place NoOneMan Jul 2013 #15

To me, it makes a great deal of sense. truedelphi Jul 2013 #58

"they should spend their own money and not come to the USA for handouts" NoOneMan Jul 2013 #62

bill gates actually doesn't. rich people have ways. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #13

The entire issue is that... Lancero Jul 2013 #8

Worse, that bakery is already taxed in *insert country here* NoOneMan Jul 2013 #10

There are many treaties that prevent double taxation of people who are citizens of one country but pampango Jul 2013 #20

Many of the double taxation exemptions only cover up to a certain amount NoOneMan Jul 2013 #24

I know many expats working in the oil biz elehhhhna Jul 2013 #29

What are you talking about? Explain exactly what I am wrong about NoOneMan Jul 2013 #30

I know people who are Americans living abroad and they only wind up paying US taxes on Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #37

Its under $100K NoOneMan Jul 2013 #40

people leave America for various reasons riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #41

These are people who are returning to live in the USA riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #48

You are talking apples and oranges. riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #56

Here is a letter from Rand Paul and others that will interest you. to Geithner riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #61

when I retire, I will probuably renouncr citizenship loli phabay Jul 2013 #33

retirees DustyJoe Jul 2013 #35

You can check with the Isaac Brock society to get info on that riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #52

an established bona fide non-resident U.S. Citizen is exempt from about the first $94,000 - annually Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #46

Many will renounce and relinquish riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #50

King George wants to tax the colonies. mick063 Jul 2013 #55

The thing is that FATCA is a money maker...and taking from the easiest and those not the one percent riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #57

There’s no way anyone can put enough lipstick on this pig to make it kissable. riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #59