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In reply to the discussion: Warning! USA invading Canada and other countries. be aware if you are an US person living abroad. [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(27,455 posts)....in US taxes on her foreign income yet paid $42k for tax preparation services since 1988. ($2500 year).
Then I fell out of my chair laughing at this tripe.
The little old disabled lady on a pension who earns little enough to have all her foreign income sheltered from US income but is worried about complex foreign trade and investment issues AND gets a seat in front of House Ways and Means.
This is bought and paid for hype by wealthy individuals who stand to gain A FUCKING TON from not having to report income and holdings. So they trot up some "poor slob" victim whose story doesn't stand up to the slightest cursory scrutiny.
But the little people are supposed to get all worked up so "Pam The Plumber" doesn't have to file a couple forms never mind someone else will stand to gain millions.
Yes, let's relieve Pam The Plumber of her filings and let Mitt Romney hide another couple hundred million in income and assets.
While we are at it let's do away with the repressive "Death Tax" and income tax on billionaires... erm I mean job creators