So I Wrote the SF Chronicle...

[Shotglass]

also, you can't just move to another country and stop paying US taxes.. for all practical purposes, a US citizen is stuck paying US taxes for the rest of their life.

Only until they become a citizen of another country and renounce their US citizenship, but even dual citizenship still requires US taxes to be paid.

It's kind of f***ed that the US is the only country in the world that is arrogant enough to tax their citizens no matter where the income was earned.

[boost]

Only until they become a citizen of another country and renounce their US citizenship, but even dual citizenship still requires US taxes to be paid.

It's kind of f***ed that the US is the only country in the world that is arrogant enough to tax their citizens no matter where the income was earned.

If you renounce your US citizenship, then it means you have given it up... so you wouldn't be a dual citizen. However there is some crazy clause that forces you to pay taxes for 10 years after renouncing your citizenship. So like I said, for all practical purposes, you have to pay US taxes for the rest of your life.

[StillDeadMoney]

It's kind of f***ed that the US is the only country in the world that is arrogant enough to tax their citizens no matter where the income was earned.

Canada does it too.