>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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>That is not true. I lived in England for two years and did not pay US income taxes because the UK has a tax treaty with the US and I was able to document that my tax home was in England using the physical presence test.

Still doesn't make it untrue, only not applicable to all cases. You cite an exception - to a rule. Therefore, the rule is there.