Comment by skissane

> What you're complaining about is overreach by the IRS in relation to foreign assets held by US citizens (ie FATCA) and the reporting requirements (eg Form 7938 and FBAR)

A big problem is the US is one of the few countries in the world which taxes its citizens (and green card holders) worldwide, for life, no matter how long they’ve been outside the United States. Most countries don’t tax non-resident citizens, or only do so for a limited period of a few years.

The only other country that does it, that I know of, is Eritrea - and it has been widely condemned by the international community for its “diaspora tax”. But no condemnation for the US diaspora tax, despite actually being far more onerous than Eritrea’s is