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U.S. Expats Balk at Tax Law[W:82]

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Tigger said:
Since Americans can't leave the US for vacation either, that should alleviate some of the problem.
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So what do you buy Tigger that ISN'T foreign produced in some fashion? My guess is not a lot.
 
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Cephus said:
Funny, they do all the time. What planet are you living on?
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As with my comment about those leavi g the US, I'm discussing the way things should be, not necessarily how they are at this time.

TheNextEra said:
So what do you buy Tigger that ISN'T foreign produced in some fashion? My guess is not a lot.
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I go of of my way to purchase as few foreign products as possible. It's not realistic to avoid all foreign products. There are some things I don't have because I can't find a domestic option.
 
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Tigger said:
I go of of my way to purchase as few foreign products as possible. It's not realistic to avoid all foreign products. There are some things I don't have because I can't find a domestic option.
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Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but isn't your fiancee a Latina?

j/k
 
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Yeah, not actually caring. America isn't one size fits all.
 
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stonewall50 said:
Good plan...except they are likely rich. The last thing we need is to discourage money bags McGee from spending here.
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Nope, still not caring. They just want to be takers, let 'em take their dainty asses right on out the door.
 
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j-mac said:
Whom do you think pays the bulk of Federal tax collection in this country? You OWSers with your jealousy really make me laugh....Of course I would prefer that taxes are lower so that everyone has no reason to hide money, short of that I applaud those whom have the means to hide it....It is theirs after all, not yours.
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Well, ****! They SHOULD pay most of the money. They HAVE most of the money.
 
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sangha said:
Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but isn't your fiancee a Latina?
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Yes she is. Third generation American citizen from NYC.
 
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j-mac said:
Well, I have served this country, so if anyone is leaving it will be the lying progressives.
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Really. You think no progressives served.
 
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j-mac said:
Oh no, not another one who likes to put words in others mouths....:roll:
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Really? Because this is what you said. "Well, I have served this country, so if anyone is leaving it will be the lying progressives."

Who also served.

So what's your point.
 
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Sykes said:
Really? Because this is what you said. "Well, I have served this country, so if anyone is leaving it will be the lying progressives."

Who also served.

So what's your point.
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I was addressing a specific person....You may have missed that.
 
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Argh!....You people are really not worth my time.
 
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j-mac said:
Oh no, not another one who likes to put words in others mouths....:roll:
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There's an awful lot of those around, aren't there?
 
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Tigger said:
Since Americans can't leave the US for vacation either, that should alleviate some of the problem.
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Tigger ole boy, you one very strange ranger. If we are a nation of free sovereign peoples, telling them they cant leave on vacation, or business, or any other reason, strikes me as .....unwise. I would foresee repercussions.
 
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Mason66 said:
What is wrong with siding with people that have money?
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You should read the thread before commenting.

Has the Obama administration so badly warped you mind as to think those people are evil?
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Read the thread. If you make another highly ignorant comment to me, I will rip you a proverbial new one.

Also, unlike the opening poster, read the law that's being cited.

I have extremely little patience with people who assume whatever they wish to be true rather than examining the facts. And you right now, just did that.
 
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Mason66 said:
Why would somebody living and working outside the borders of the US owe taxes to the US?
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I wasn't aware that people who were working and living outside of the US were prohibited by law from selling US assets either to domestic parties or foreign. Please show me where is in the statutory law.
I wasn't aware that people who were working and living outside of the US were prohibited by law from receiving interest and dividends from equity and debt holdings of US companies. Please show me where is in the statutory law.

Try thinking before posting next time.
 
Taylor said:
...which is another great argument for why this is more about class warfare and pandering for votes than it is about recovering lost tax revenue.
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Actually, if you bothered to do any research whatsoever, tax evasion stems from people at poverty levels to the super rich. Manual laborers who get paid under the table cause the deficit to rise. As do people who deposit funds from sales of US assets into foreign accounts. Try being less of a partisan hack job and do a little research before posting? Okay? Can you attempt to do that? Google Use it.

Best estimates so far is that when all is said and done, this "pain in the butt" legislation will recover 1/10th of 1% of our yearly unpaid tax bill. Of course, you wouldn't know that from all this talk of rich people hiding mountains of wealth in offshore bank accounts. If the Dems wanted to recover tax revenue, they'd be cracking down on middle and upper-middle class citizens stateside.
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And that is a reason to simply not do this? The cost of running this program is way less than the income it can produce. Or do you think we should just let people have a tax shelter that is blatantly illegal because they're rich? I don't know any of you think you can even attempt to go toe to toe with me on this.
 
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obvious Child said:
You should read the thread before commenting.



Read the thread. If you make another highly ignorant comment to me, I will rip you a proverbial new one.

Also, unlike the opening poster, read the law that's being cited.

I have extremely little patience with people who assume whatever they wish to be true rather than examining the facts. And you right now, just did that.
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I commented on exactly what you posted. Take responsibility for your own words.
 
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Mason66 said:
I commented on exactly what you posted. Take responsibility for your own words.
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No, you commented on a position that was from the law, but you did not read the context, nor the law. Thus, you commented from a position of sheer ignorance.

Read the thread. Read the law. Don't be an ignorant poster.

You really want to play this game?

Okay, answer me this. Why should we allow an individual who sells a property in the US to avoid taxation entirely by having the sales amount be deposited in a foreign bank?

If you read the thread, you'd realize where I was commenting from. You clearly didn't.

I already warned you to read the thread before posting. You should have taken that warning.

Do you have any idea what the UBS scandal was? Or do I have to explain everything from step one?
 
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Tigger said:
That's fine. So long as they are barred from ever entering the United States again, owning property, businesses, or any other item of value inside the United States, and not allowed to make any money here.
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I see. Former Americans shouldn't have the same rights as other aliens in the U.S.?
 
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sangha said:
So you think our tax policies should be guided by the 0.000032% of the population that has decided to renounce their citizenship?

And I thought the OWS's 1% rhetoric was a bit extreme!!
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Your post is bull****. It's not decided by those leaving, it's decided by those staying who don't want to hemmorhage anymore wealth. It's stupid draconian social justice policies that are destroying this country, and YOU support them.
 
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PirateMk1 said:
Tigger ole boy, you one very strange ranger. If we are a nation of free sovereign peoples, telling them they cant leave on vacation, or business, or any other reason, strikes me as .....unwise. I would foresee repercussions.
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Where have I ever discussed Freedom as a principle that I belive to be among the most important for this or any nation?
 
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