Comment by mandmandam
Comment by mandmandam 2 days ago
> It's actually a pretty common law to have in some form to penalize tax evasion and capital flight.
In basically every other country you don't get taxed when you haven't even lived in the country for years/decades.
I think the only other countries that tax their citizens in other countries like that are North Korea and Eritrea.
It's about as definitive a form of taxation without representation as I can imagine...
> It's about as definitive a form of taxation without representation as I can imagine...
American citizens retain the right to vote in US elections no matter where they live. They have representation.