Locotree t1_itspubb wrote
Interesting. Dude renounced his US citizenship and became Chinese. Much like Lee Harvey Oswald did with the Soviets, before he came crawling back begging for forgiveness.
What do you charge him with I wonder?
Normally, it would be Tax Evasion. Running a company overseas but not giving the US their owed taxes, see Paul Manafort. But this dude seemingly disowned the USA and rebuked his citizenship. So is it Tax Evasion still?
AreWeCowabunga t1_itss0ep wrote
Even if you revoke your citizenship, I think you still have to pay US taxes for 10 years.
Locotree t1_itssl6h wrote
Ahhh, that’s it then. Tax evasion.
#And now I’m perma banned, lol. See you guys in another life I guess.
BKStephens t1_itst4qo wrote
It takes time to un-sink those claws.
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Mist_Rising t1_itt137g wrote
I love how America demands your money even after you literally cancel your representation and leave.
Their like the fucking hotel California, once they have you, you can never leave.
not_the_fox t1_itt2fx8 wrote
And deeply ironic for a country that went to war over taxation with no representation.
nagrom7 t1_ittpvn0 wrote
Something something Puerto Rico and DC.
CommyTzar t1_itu0blm wrote
I read that the US actually did have the kind of representation they complained about not having, the irony thickens?
sensuability t1_ituaki9 wrote
Not much in the way of taxes either. That slogan came out about 70 years after the war of independence.
not_the_fox t1_iu36amw wrote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representation
>The phrase had been used for more than a generation in Ireland.[8][9] By 1765, the term was in use in Boston, and local politician James Otis was most famously associated with the phrase, "taxation without representation is tyranny."[10] In the course of the Revolutionary era (1750–1783), many arguments were pursued that sought to resolve the dispute surrounding Parliamentary sovereignty, taxation, self-governance and representation
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>In the context of British taxation of its American colonies, the slogan"No taxation without representation" appeared for the first time in a headline of a February 1768 London Magazine printing of Lord Camden's "Speech on the Declaratory Bill of the Sovereignty of Great Britain over the Colonies," which was given in parliament.[2] The British government argued for virtual representation, the idea that people were represented by members of Parliament even if they didn't get to vote for them.
not_the_fox t1_iu37gvb wrote
Proposals to add representatives for North American colonies were discussed at various times but were politically very unpopular in Britain. They knew it was causing a division but they didn't want to share political power.
https://books.google.com/books?id=OBvNHl6UYKsC&pg=PA126#v=onepage&q&f=false
SideburnSundays t1_ittffaf wrote
They demand taxes from all expats even if they’re already paying taxes to their host country. I’m below that income threshold but still have to report my earnings, which is a pain in the ass since all the “free” file options won’t let me file for free. “Please pay with US credit card that has US billing address and US phone number.” I have no US credit card, no US address, and no US phone number so fuck them and fuck the IRS. I pay taxes to my host country that actually puts my tax money back into social services I need.
AdClemson t1_ittrqq9 wrote
As far as I know, Uncle Sam is the only country in the world that does that to its citizens living/working in foreign lands.
LeNightSkye t1_ittv9pn wrote
It’s time we vote to end that
Comprehensive-Ad3963 t1_itvngps wrote
Is one under a moral obligation to pay taxes to a country to which they don't plan to return?
SideburnSundays t1_itws93e wrote
I would say no.
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AggravatingBobcat574 t1_itunfm3 wrote
It’s like you can’t avoid repaying your loan by closing your account with the bank. You still owe the money.
420ipblood t1_itz2gyk wrote
They're*
And yes, what little tax is required in the US is REQUIRED.
Mist_Rising t1_iu0nxsn wrote
No other developed country collects taxes from people who don't live in the country, let alone from non citizens.
Your argument is like saying Britian should be able to tax all Americans because they were once a colony of Britain. Thinking there was a war over that shit.. something about no tax without representation...
pagit t1_ittl1s0 wrote
I would imagine there is official procedures to renouncing one's citizenship.
You can't just declare it like Michael Scott declares bankruptcy.
catsloveart t1_ittcvde wrote
you can only renounce your citizenship after you have paid off any taxes owed. just cause you renounced don’t mean the government recognizes that you did of you still owed uncle sam his cut.
RaeseneAndu t1_ittu9mv wrote
I don't think he became Chinese, an Australian article said he was an Australian citizen now and that our treaty with the USA allows us to extradite our citizens to the USA if they ask for them.
bigjohntucker t1_iturl2y wrote
There is a lot more to unpack with this dude. If you renounce your US citizenship you lose military benefits, he was vet.
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