Re:Record number of Americans dump U.S. passports
by cm2187 on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @06:27PM
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If you read the article, one of the main reason for switching isn't tax return complexity, but because oversea banks ditch US clients out of fear of US fines. It's difficult in these days and age to live in a country without access to banking.
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Re:Record number of Americans dump U.S. passports
by cm2187 on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @06:57PM
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By the way if you click on the link to the story about US citizens being ditched by banks, there is a guy complaining of having been ditched by Barclays. That bank just got a new CEO who happens to be american and who was based in the US. I would be curious to know if a branch manager told him to fuck off too...
Re:Record number of Americans dump U.S. passports
by po on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @07:47PM
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FWIW, the American Citizens Abroad have a short list of places to file complaints about being ditched by a bank. Not sure if it actually does anything but a lot of times these government committees and groups are pretty insulated from the real world and actually don't get the feedback about policies they are tasked with implementing.
https://www.americansabroad.org/banking-and-the-patriot-act/