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Taverner

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16. I thought you still had to pay a nominal tax?

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #11)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 01:02 PM

Feb 2013

Weren't the Stones hit with some huge tax bill when they returned from "exile" (from running from another tax bill)?

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Apparently rich people say they want to leave the USA because of taxes [View all] davidn3600 Feb 2013 OP

My response to rich people complaining about taxes: YoungDemCA Feb 2013 #1

Seize their assets! Taverner Feb 2013 #2

+1,000 Scuba Feb 2013 #10

The UK does not do that. Nobody even has to renounce their citizenship to avoid UK taxes. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #11

I thought you still had to pay a nominal tax? Taverner Feb 2013 #16

+++1,000,000 what they are doing is a national security threat. kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #18

weren't taxes lower in 2010 and 2011? 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #3

+ 1000! These tax-evaders are UN-American and UN-patriotic. BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #30

I think it's mainly them as a group rebreathing their own hot air and backwind... JHB Feb 2013 #33

Good riddance. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #4

Don't letthe screen door hit ya where the good lord split ya. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2013 #5

So . . . like . . .. where are they going to go? HughBeaumont Feb 2013 #6

My guess would be Bermuda, Hong Kong, Singapore, or the Caymans (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #12

I hear that Somalia is nice this time of year. And the taxes are extremely low. pampango Feb 2013 #36

Fine. Hope they take the Tea-Nazis with them. I highly recommend the Carnival Triumph. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #7

great idea! marions ghost Feb 2013 #9

They are not going to be paying that much more than before. What a bunch of jerks. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #8

Strip them of the citizenship leftynyc Feb 2013 #13

Not a bad deal considering.. galileoreloaded Feb 2013 #14

I would not be happy leftynyc Feb 2013 #20

Meh, there really aren't any rules anymore. galileoreloaded Feb 2013 #25

Why do you believe they could never visit the USA? Bandit Feb 2013 #32

Could you leave all your family leftynyc Feb 2013 #40

In order to not be taxed, an American has to give up their citizenship. Those who do this are Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #31

Well, yes and no Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #48

Greedy, selfish people Marrah_G Feb 2013 #15

They'll love Russia. Smug, greedy bastards. aquart Feb 2013 #17

Please go already. raouldukelives Feb 2013 #19

There is nothing stopping a foreign national from continuing to do business here as before stevenleser Feb 2013 #29

Good Riddance Progressive dog Feb 2013 #21

and stay the fuck out frylock Feb 2013 #22

Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya. Autumn Feb 2013 #23

And yet someone at Fox will inevitably call these people "patriots." Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #24

Ah, the mark of a true patriot...surrendering your citizenship. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #26

Here. Dpm12 Feb 2013 #27

good. the sooned they leave the better....... bowens43 Feb 2013 #28

I hear Somalia is BEAUTIFUL this time of year! bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #34

So is Beijing! kentauros Feb 2013 #38

Lol. Greedy idiots. Control-Z Feb 2013 #35

They're not going to leave...they need the US military to "spread democracy." KansDem Feb 2013 #37

I don't blame them. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #39

very true riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #42

There money has already left them. riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #41

Fine. Don't let them come back to visit either. Bake Feb 2013 #43

The less greedy the better around here imo lunasun Feb 2013 #44

A Couple I know Is moving to Costa Rica AnnieBW Feb 2013 #45

An expatriate is not necessarily someone who has renounced their citizenship Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #46

As you are an expatriate, Art Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #49

No doubt there are some Americans who've decided they want to become Japanese citizens Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #51

Fuck'em. Glassunion Feb 2013 #47

So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, GOODBYE!! DearHeart Feb 2013 #50

May they be arrested for tax evasion first burrowowl Feb 2013 #52

They should go if they want to quaker bill Feb 2013 #53

don't let the doorknob hit ya. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #54

Buh Bye! Dirty Socialist Feb 2013 #55