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You're right, it's not fair -- but such are the ways of a confiscatory tax
system that is out of control.
Her best option would be to give up her U.S. citizenship -- why pay for
something that you don't need or want or plan to use. She would still be
able to spend 180 days in the U.S. each year if she wanted to.
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At 05:49 PM 05/22/2000 +0200, you wrote:
>Conrad,
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>What do you think of an American that gets a job offer abroad, moves there
>with their family, and pays full tax to their new home and who becomes a
>legal permanent resident there? They have no assets, no business and no
>income in the US. They've made their permanent home abroad, their kids go
>to school there, and they have no plans to ever return to the
>U.S. Clearly, this person does not benefit whatsoever from any of the
>services provided by the US government. Their benefits stem exclusively
>from their new country, where they are happy to pay tax.
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