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To: KLP who wrote (352143)	3/5/2010 10:05:20 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794066

One person I know who has a dual citizenship in France and the US pays taxes in both as far as I know, and expects both Social Security and whatever pension plan the French have.

To: KLP who wrote (352143)	3/5/2010 1:57:38 PM
From: Elroy	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794066

I feel the same about dual citizenships. If you don't pay income tax to this country, you don't deserve to vote IMO. Otherwise, I wouldn't care how many dual citizenships they have. Just don't continue to take from this country, and give nothing in return. Dual citizenship doesn't have much to do with income taxes. Where a person resides is more important to the tax man than whether they claim 10 citizenships. A US citizen who resides outside the US for 330 days a year gets an approximately ~$80,000 deduction from salaried income. Also, if they reside outside the US and pay taxes to a foreign government, those taxes are deductible from the US burden, so the person doesn't get double taxed. As far as I know for tax purposes the US doesn't care what other citizenship(s) one claims, they'll tax the person regardless. And for voting, since US expatriates don't reside in any US state or county, the only voting we do is in Presidential elections. I've been outside the US for ten years and those are the only elections I've been eligible to vote in as far as I know. And being outside the US those of us who pay taxes are not eligible for welfare, food stamps, unemployment benefits and other free government stuff, and we don't get the direct benefit of public schools, infrastructure improvements, bridges to nowhere, police, fire departments, and the other goodies that our taxes pay for. The US is the only major country on the planet which taxes it's citizens when they are non-residents. Some US citizens marry foreigners and live the remainder of their life in a foreign country, entirely, and yet uncle Sam wants a chunk of their money every year, even thought they will get zero services from the US government other than access to a US embassy abroad. Obama is trying to provide universal health care coverage, and if he succeeds I'll owe more taxes every year. You think I'm really going to get anything here in the Philippines? He never mentions us expats in his numerous speeches on the topic, so I'm am one of those many who "don't understand what's in the bill", but something tells me I'll pay more in taxes each year and get zero.