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Giving up US Citizenship enables 6 months visits perpetually?



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Can you elaborate on me giving up my US Citizenship, and allowed to spend
180 days in the USA each year?  How can I do this?  I just come on in and
say I am going to spend 6 months?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Augustine" <RonAug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <s.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: Taxes (was: Where is the Futures Industry Headed?)


>
> 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.
> ______________________________________
> At 05:49 PM 05/22/2000 +0200, you wrote:
> >Conrad,
> >
> >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.
>
>