• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh actually no most of us can’t reasonably leave. We don’t have a shengen type deal or financial security so leaving is actually quite difficult for most of us.

    • Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM
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      1 year ago

      I asked an American who was getting citizenship in my country if they were going to relinquish their american citizenship and was told that was pretty much unthinkable for an american.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I can’t imagine why I would. Like the country has its huge issues but holy fuck is our passport an amazing thing to have. It’s a thing of nobody but us will fuck with us.

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        1 year ago

        There’s no benefit to losing American citizenship. Why would you want to renounce it?

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              The United States is one of only two countries that taxes based on citizenship, not place of residency. That means it doesn’t matter where you hang your hat — if you’re legally a U.S. citizen, you have a tax obligation to the U.S.

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              American passport is one of the few that still demand taxes even if you never been to the US for ages, look it up.