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I'm an American living in Norway. Every time someone figures out I'm American they immediately ask me about my thoughts on Trump. How do I mess with them? (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

iirc the up-front cost to renounce citizenship is $4300 and they also levy any possible taxes on all your assets at time of renunciation, so you get to pay your capital gains up-front as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

i really hate how the US makes no bones about ownin' my ass. if one ever looks around, one finds benefits to citizenship are accidental, ancillary. you're their asset, born into and for the machine. fuckin'...fuckin'...