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[–] Steve 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you make a fortune from your connections to an economy, people, and society; wherever you may live personally, it makes sense for you to contribute back to that society. You may not directly benefit from its roads, but you make money from the people who do. Money you wouldn't be able to have without those roads.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That becomes very faint as a connection. If you live abroad and have no economic connection to my country of origin. Why should you pay? And how can you legally determine or versus the other?

[–] Steve 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If I were born and raised abroad, held no assets in your country, was never paid by anyone in your country, I wouldn't have anything for them to tax. I'd just be some random foreigner. I'm not sure what you're getting at.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 1 points 1 hour ago

You can still have US nationality while living abroad (maybe being born on US soil or maybe not). Why should you then still pay taxes in US? You are not using “US services”