I thought I would take a few moments and talk about how all these issues impact U.S. spouses of foreign nationals living outside the U.S. I’ve seen this addressed in other places but from the comments I see it’s usually about how the foreign spouse will suffer because he/she married an American. Believe me, it
This post is cross posted from Renounceuscitizenship. See also: Roger Conklin writes about why he left Brazil in 1977 ; The US trade deficit: Was it caused by greedy companies or greedy government? We are living in interesting times. During all the years of my tax consciousness I have lived with the assumption of U.S. citizenship-based
Just Me sent this to me: Dear Linda Sittenfield, CNBC Senior Producer Regarding your article today titled Will Your Offshore Accounts Land You in Jail? Published: Thursday, 5 Jan 2012 | 1:20 PM ET
The last words of Orwell … As goes language, so goes the the capacity for critical analysis A trip down memory lane – A Brock post from June 10, 2013 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights,
After decades of coasting to reelection, Sen. Chuck Grassley is facing his toughest race yet. Iowa political observers say the 82-year-old Republican senator known for his independent streak could be in danger in a turbulent, no-holds-barred presidential election year. A Loras College poll released Thursday had the Iowa lawmaker in a statistical dead heat against
As USCitizenAbroad pointed out in 2012 (and as Phil Hodgen more recently reminded us), the “Internal” Revenue Code penalises Americans in other countries who want to become homeowners: Assuming a falling US dollar, there will be a phantom gain on the sale of the property where you are receiving money, but a phantom loss on
This post appeared on the RenounceUScitizenship blog. Sen. Ted Cruz's citizenship saga could linger http://t.co/wB8Gem8RRq via @USATODAY – Is citizenship ownership or membership? — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) August 20, 2013 Recent, shocking revelations regarding Texas Senator Ted Cruz! Ted Cruz is a Canadian citizen. Does this mean that he is not American or not
Keeping It Simple: Obama Records 2nd Lowest Flesch-Kincaid SOTU Grade Level Score Since FDR – Smart Politics http://t.co/XphEdeVNDc — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) June 6, 2013 Orwell understood how language was used to limit, shape and control thought http://t.co/cbRAzbRsx0 — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) June 10, 2013 From Facebook to #FATCA with a final warning
Recently, reports have surfaced that drug dealers are abandoning the U.S. dollar in favour of a cleaner, more liquid medium of exchange. From The Daily: Tide has become a form of currency on the streets. The retail price is steadily high — roughly $10 to $20 a bottle — and it’s a staple in households
Senator Carl Levin, not yet ready to rest on his laurels with the damage he’s done to Americans abroad by sneaking FATCA into the HIRE Act at the last minute, has apparently decided it’s a good idea to decrease American economic activity by making it even harder for Americans abroad, especially expat entrepreneurs, to do
