• Fullest@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Do you realize how difficult it is to move from one country to another? It’s expensive as hell, and if you’re a US citizen you still owe taxes on money you make while living abroad.

    Additionally, the cost to renounce US citizenship is the highest in the world by a large margin. $2350 + exit taxes, as of this writing. https://common.usembassy.gov/en/renounce-citizenship/

    Next highest is Jamaica at $1040 as of this writing. https://congenjamaica-ny.org/renunciation-of-jamaican-citizenship/

    The USA is an inescapable hellhole for the poor, so think for a few seconds before you make another shit comment like this.

    • jcit878@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      speaking as someone married to an American who migrated to my country… the cost of renouncing your citizenship is far cheaper than the backward arse tax system that applies to US citizens regardless where they live, and the need to pay someone to do your taxes for you even if you owe nothing.

      Once you get citizenship elsewhere (if you can) I’d recommend renounce US on sheer economic grounds alone