This article is paywalled for me, but it’s very important to understand that these people who are leaving are still citizens. It is very difficult (and expensive) to renounce US citizenship.
So, they are moving abroad, while still retaining their US citizenship. Which includes their right to vote, which can be exercised in the last district they resided in within the US. But Trump sees mail-in voting as a threat, so expect his illegal Executive Ordersto not even recognize that ex-pats have a right to vote at all.
I think you are also on the hook to pay American taxes, too. So I guess Pedonald would be taking the “unitary executive theory” all the way to King George territory and we have taxation w/o representation for the expats, too…
Expats have to file their taxes but foreign income tax paid is generally deducted from US taxes owed. I think that depends on what agreement is made with the country they reside in though.
You already have taxation without representation. Felons pay taxes but don’t get to vote. The citizens of American territories also pay taxes but do not get representatives.
This article is paywalled for me, but it’s very important to understand that these people who are leaving are still citizens. It is very difficult (and expensive) to renounce US citizenship.
So, they are moving abroad, while still retaining their US citizenship. Which includes their right to vote, which can be exercised in the last district they resided in within the US. But Trump sees mail-in voting as a threat, so expect his illegal Executive Ordersto not even recognize that ex-pats have a right to vote at all.
https://archive.is/oLgE7
I think you are also on the hook to pay American taxes, too. So I guess Pedonald would be taking the “unitary executive theory” all the way to King George territory and we have taxation w/o representation for the expats, too…
Expats have to file their taxes but foreign income tax paid is generally deducted from US taxes owed. I think that depends on what agreement is made with the country they reside in though.
Yep, US citizenship is one of the most expensive in the world, due to their uniquely harsh taxation of expats.
You already have taxation without representation. Felons pay taxes but don’t get to vote. The citizens of American territories also pay taxes but do not get representatives.
I suspect this is one of the reasons he’s against mail-in voting