At a minimum to support the defense of your country. If your country goes to war, it is your responsibility to help fight the war. You don't agree?
>I don't see the logic in paying USA taxes when you're living/working somewhere else - why should someone have to pay for something like this?
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>>I see no problem with paying fedral tax when you work abroad. The state and local tax is another story.
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>>>You guys do have a valid point here I think - but there is also the flip side of this. If you're a USA citizen and go work out of the country for a year or two you're still expected to pay USA income taxes - even though you have no USA income.
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>>>>I agree. I think there should be a law that if a US citizen abandons their citizenship (especially a rich one like this b$tch) they should never be allowed to enter the US again.
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>>>>>Good ridance. If they can't take it, let them go. The loss of her taxes is such a small blip in the big scheme of national debt/budget that they won't be missed.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/socialite-denise-rich-dumps-u-s--passport.html
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