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Vogon_Glory

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1. Steve Forbes' Magazine Brought Up This Tactic A While Back

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:41 PM

Jan 2012

Steve Forbes, a noted supporter of Republicans and right-wingers, published an article about Americans renouncing their citizenship in order to dodge federal income taxes. However, Steverino's magazine generally portrayed renouncing one's US citizenship as something done by the top one to five percent.

Hmmm. Renouncing one's US citizenship in order to dodge paying income taxes. Wasn't one of the Republicans' traditional boasts that they were more patriotic than Democrats?

What's so patriotic about renouncing one's US citizenship?

Progressives ought to use this topic sometime when the GOPsters are bloviating about "class warfare."

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Tax Evaders Renounce U.S. Citizenship [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP

Steve Forbes' Magazine Brought Up This Tactic A While Back Vogon_Glory Jan 2012 #1

Is this a question that should be posed to Mr. Romney? gratuitous Jan 2012 #3

I Think It Would Be A Good Question Vogon_Glory Jan 2012 #12

Goodbye and don't let the door hit you in the ass CanonRay Jan 2012 #2

They shouldn't be allowed to access their money once they leave. Initech Jan 2012 #5

These numbers actually seem quite small karynnj Jan 2012 #4

Ex-pat returns are VERY confusing and can cost thousands to prepare joeglow3 Jan 2012 #7

Fine with me. Bunch of freeloaders. closeupready Jan 2012 #6

don't give Mitt any ideas Enrique Jan 2012 #8

There are two kinds of expats caught up in this ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #9

Would the super rich kind ever become citizens somewhere else? redqueen Jan 2012 #10

There are several nations that were accumulating millionaires at one point ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #11

LOL how's that going for Ireland? Zalatix Jan 2012 #20

If they do give up citizenship, they should not be allowed US income ErikJ Jan 2012 #13

Might want to think that through cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #14

Rich Repubs always say thy will leave the country ErikJ Jan 2012 #16

That's just it, most of these people have no US income. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2012 #17

The question I would have for these long-time expats is MicaelS Jan 2012 #19

You don't lose US citizenship by gaining another. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2012 #21

Yes, I realize that..what I don't understand is the mindset MicaelS Jan 2012 #22

Hmmm ...I thought you had to go through a US court to be granted a removal of citizenship. L0oniX Jan 2012 #15

Nope. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2012 #18