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June 05, 2014, 07:09:34 PM

I am not certain, but I thought US citizenship meant you were expected to pay tax on all your worldwide income, whereas many other countries just tax you for what you earn in their own country if you are a citizen.

I lived in the US but didn't get a green card (g/f offered to help) because of likely tax implications - but this was a fair while back.

This might account for the renunciations (just the very rich!)



Note that the green card is not the same as citizenship. And you would likely still have been liable to the same laws as a non-permanent resident as a permanent one.