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11. No matter which developed country he decides to grace with his citizenship.......

Sun May 13, 2012, 08:45 PM

May 2012

Mr. Severin will wind up paying more in taxes there than he would to the US. The US has the lowest tax rate for wealthy people than any other developed/civilized(?) country in the world, right?

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Billionaire Facebook founder 'de-friends' United States to keep more of his fortune [View all] Judi Lynn May 2012 OP

Un American asshole. Bennyboy May 2012 #1

Born in Brazil. Resides in Singapore. Roland99 May 2012 #57

on the plus side... keroro gunsou May 2012 #2

Oh, he can still vote with his dollars... JHB May 2012 #7

but he can still give millions to SuperPACS. provis99 May 2012 #8

Shrug.. That's up to him. xchrom May 2012 #3

Not being a citizen does not stop him from traveling here. former9thward May 2012 #4

My point is that in a global world of monied influence xchrom May 2012 #6

Not exactly... London and Tokyo come to mind. tinrobot May 2012 #19

Singapore is "nicer" than CA or NY? KamaAina May 2012 #10

I am not aware of any country that has a First Amendment. former9thward May 2012 #12

Singapore is an odd place Flatulo May 2012 #15

Awww, what's the occasional caning between friends? MADem May 2012 #26

I believe caning for graffiti is because it is a *political* crime DBoon May 2012 #33

I thought they caned for chewing gum, too! MADem May 2012 #34

Singapore may look nice in spots...... AverageJoe90 May 2012 #24

But a billionaire is not going to be concerned with the points you raise in the post. former9thward May 2012 #50

re:Billionaire Facebook founder 'de-friends' United States to keep more of his fortune allan01 May 2012 #5

Why does he hate America so much? KamaAina May 2012 #9

No matter which developed country he decides to grace with his citizenship....... TheDebbieDee May 2012 #11

It depends on your definition of 'developed/civilized'. The U.S. rate is fairly high. former9thward May 2012 #13

Our top rate is 35% and no super wealthy person pays anywhere near that. Especially ... Hassin Bin Sober May 2012 #44

You are somewhat outdated. former9thward May 2012 #53

I was not aware of this. mainer May 2012 #77

Actually a bit more than that. former9thward May 2012 #78

Not at all naaman fletcher May 2012 #25

But the US won't give him health care. mainer May 2012 #65

Scumbag proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #14

May the future pat-downs of a 1000... happerbolic May 2012 #18

The TSA is for the common people ... not the "Job Creator" class ... SomeGuyInEagan May 2012 #52

More power to him. I'm sure his tax people told him his options and he went with the one that makes truthisfreedom May 2012 #16

Because it's always just too easy... happerbolic May 2012 #20

If you felt christx30 May 2012 #76

+1,000,000 cosmicone May 2012 #22

unfortunately iamthebandfanman May 2012 #38

Oh please. Starry Messenger May 2012 #31

Youre right. iamthebandfanman May 2012 #39

You know wrong. bluedigger May 2012 #46

It Seems His U.S. Citizenship Was More A Convenience Fastcars May 2012 #17

shhhh!!! (you're making sense!! don't do that!! they'll hear you!!) harmonicon May 2012 #35

Maybe we should make it more difficult to obtain treestar May 2012 #74

Are those of us who are on FB able to distance ourselves from the site? In other words can we quit? jwirr May 2012 #21

He also isn't involved with FB anymore, other than as a minority shareholder onenote May 2012 #43

Thank you. My whole family is on it so we can communicate and send photos. I would have hated jwirr May 2012 #51

Inequality, corruption, social inequities abound in Singapore.... MindMover May 2012 #23

What do you want to bet he'd sure as fucking hell use his billions to get our troops into WAR if patrice May 2012 #27

The rich have no country, no allegiance, and don't like being citizens Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #28

And what about the poor with no country and no allegiance? Are they trash too? harmonicon May 2012 #36

Ok, lets take FB and its being worth a 100 Billion +.....why.... MindMover May 2012 #37

I'm not sure why subscribers should have the rights of shareholders. bluedigger May 2012 #48

If you and I and all 800-900 million FB subscribers were to cancel our accounts.... MindMover May 2012 #49

That's a good argument for the power of the consumer in the marketplace. bluedigger May 2012 #54

Every time you vote in the jury, you participate in management of the enterprise.... MindMover May 2012 #55

I'm not entirely sure you understood what I meant, or that I explained myself thoroughly Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #41

So true and very well said....thank you.... MindMover May 2012 #47

You're welcome. nt Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #61

Well, you'll find no argument with me there, but I don't think blaming the rich will solve things. harmonicon May 2012 #56

True, so the problem is not wealth per se......or its accumulation... MindMover May 2012 #58

It's not about more or less regulation, but what regulation. harmonicon May 2012 #59

Why wouldn't it? Ignoring the problem and not mentioning it, will continue to leave the problem in Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #60

So complain about capitalism, not the wealthy. harmonicon May 2012 #62

Let the swing'n dick get the fuck out to Singapore. Have a nice life fuckwad, but freeze what he lonestarnot May 2012 #29

And the USA will send aircraft carriers to protect his little one-party state ... eom Kolesar May 2012 #40

No doubt! lonestarnot May 2012 #63

Just one more reason I'm glad I never signed up to Facebook. Lasher May 2012 #30

THe question begs... why have loyalty to a country whose government ceases to have loyalty to you? truthisfreedom May 2012 #32

That. Is. AWESOME! sofa king May 2012 #42

I don't think he has any possession or properties in the US mainer May 2012 #64

Then it seems he has every reason to take his toys and leave. sofa king May 2012 #67

Well then he should have ditched citizenship awhile ago... Blue_Tires May 2012 #70

Good enough to take American money Thrill May 2012 #45

I don't really believe this guy is going to be worth $4b for long jmowreader May 2012 #66

What a sleezebag! I like what Schumer proposed today for people like this... SoCalDemGrrl May 2012 #68

Singapore is ranked the best place in the world to do business. The US is 15th. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #69

He's already wealthy, and gonna be worth $4 billion more Blue_Tires May 2012 #71

OK Prometheus- so Singapore is the best place to invest-but HE MADE HIS $$$$$$ in the U.S. & wants SoCalDemGrrl May 2012 #72

Don't worry, he can't avoid paying his taxes. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #73

Facebook has a lot more Asian users than American, and Asian users are growing while US is flat. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #79

One never knows that the governments in a country like that will do treestar May 2012 #75