Well, this Legislation has been tried before and died. Just last year. However, hope springs eternal, and ACA, AARO and FAWCO are encouraging Congress to try again.
Now that Overseas American Week in DC is finished, it is time for some follow up action by us. With the issues of Americans abroad fresh in the minds of Congressman, and with a Residency Based Taxation (RBT) proposal on the table, now is the time to lend some support to Representative Carolyn Maloney’s latest bill.
There is an easy way, via Pop Vox, . Yu can vote it up or down and at the same time automatically send messages to each of your representatives at with whatever additional message you wish to convey. Hint (FATCA and the RBT)
You can also spread it around via Twitter or Facebook.
Psst… Pass it on!
I know that I shouldn’t do this. It doesn’t matter to me and won’t make a difference in my life. Yet, I did it anyways for those unfortunate souls who are still Americans. Here’s my comment generated by PopVox:
Do you think that a non-US citizen can get more attention than an American citizen?
Good for you, Swisspinoy. Excellent comment — and I bet it made you feel a bit better! Just reading it made me feel better.
@Swisspinoy,
I echo calgary on your comment. And thanks for ‘making my day’.
Very lovely comment. I am sure that it will be noted and just as likely reinterpreted to fit the narrative they have already decided on and having been happily promoting all along really.
My rather jaded opinion is that short of duals self-immolating in front of consulates by the dozens absolutely nothing will change. This committee is a sham that will fact find only that which suits the agenda as it is now.
FATCA Song of Protest (sung to Rosanne Cash’s lovely propaganda song “Land of Dreams”)
I heard you calling from the start.
A sad song destroyed my heart
Entitlement I see through and through
I will not pay your bills for you!
Land of dreams; land of dreams
Come and fund my land of dreams
Gatca’s closer than it seems
Come and fund my land of dreams…
So file your taxes and make it real
We don’t care just how you feel
Obama’s our saviour it seems
So you will fund our land of dreams
See the heartbreak in their eyes
Our illegals look towards the skies
They desire welfare and money green.
Obama’ll give them everything.
Well you can hear my violin strings
In Canada my freedom rings
So KISS MY ASS! That’s what I mean!
I will not fund your land of dreams!!!!
Thanks Swisspinoy for giving me a laugh this morning… “asking a rock to jump”. I loved that one! I wouldn’t feel bitter because I doubt that anything will ever come of this.
PopVox failed at the final stage for lack of an in-district phone number. I guess that’ll be a problem for a lot of us….
Instead I’ve written a letter to my congressperson and will fax it from the public library.
One more tiny brick in our wall? Let’s hope.
@Sad-in-the-UK
Well maybe that number that you input suddenly stopped working or was disconnected later… hint hint! or how about the relatives phone number that you might visit someday… hint hint.
yeah, I don’t see the benefit of using a 3rd party to submit my Communication.
I just found this thread: I wish Mrs Maloney all the best with getting HR597 passed but agree passionately with Swisspinoy and “a says” : rocks jumping drives people to self-immolation.
in the many dark hours before I became compliant (sacrificing 40% of lifesavings for fees to become so ) I considered divorce and/or suicide to protect my british family.
the message becomes simple: renounce as soon as you can consistent with your circumstances. the USA doesn’t care about the 6-7 million citizens outside its borders (hint: Department of HOMELAND security, INTERNAL revenue service)
Destroying these natural ambassadors is consistent with an empire’s last gasp. by renouncing you are being a true American-you are voting with your feet against taxation without representation.
God bless you all in your efforts to protect yourselves and your non US families from the rapacious “gubbermint” machine that the USA has become to fund its debt.
@crystal london
Thanks for your comment.
I am CCW, (compliant, complain and warn) but have reluctantly concluded that if you are to live abroad long term, compliance cost is too high for the US Tax Form and Penalty club. While I will support the commission, I have no illusion that this will go anywhere. It is just the Democratic guilty mind going through a soothing exercise while the same ones that support this legislation also are co-sponsors to doubling down on the FATCA madness with HR 1554, and of course, NOT ONE Republican signs onto the commission idea either.
From my cynical perspective, this bill will go nowhere, and even if it did, it would accomplish nothing as any recommendations would just be ignored.