why: so the government won’t be able to use your money for whatever the fuck they’re planning for the next 4 years.

as a traveler, none of my money has been funding Israel, for example.

one-step method: you basically fill out one extra tax form called FEIE while you’re doing your taxes, write down the dates you were outside of the country, and then since you aren’t in the country and are not receiving any services from the US, you don’t have to pay income tax up to a certain amount (it’s a little over 125k this year).

  • teft
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    They also charge you a crazy exit tax if you want to give up citizenship in order to save on taxes. They always get their pound of flesh.

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      Which is absolutely wild to me, considering that all natively born citizens received their citizenship involuntarily at birth.

    • sunzu2
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      poli scie 101… they have the monopoly on violence

      • @aesthelete@lemmy.world
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        That’s actually libertarian idiot 101, different class, held in the garage of a disheveled rancher flying a gadsden flag.

            • sunzu2
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              go do some against a “nazi”, plz report back the results 🤡

                • sunzu2
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                  You suggested that state doesn’t have a monopoly on violence.

                  What are you basing that position on?

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                    Ever heard of the castle doctrine?

                    That’s just one example. Maybe next time you attend libertarian idiot 101 you should do it with a bit of skepticism instead of immediately accepting everything they say without evidence.

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                  -24 months ago

                  Living in a clown world!

                  Life’s fantastic when everything has micro plastic