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Re:Secret Bitcoin billionaires to renounce their US citizens... by berberous on Sunday February 04, 2018 @10:11AM (#16302998)
If I was sitting on a $100mm windfall, paying $20mm seems like a no brainer to be able to live in or at least visit the U.S., where presumably all of your friends and family live, without worrying about being arrested for tax fraud.

Not to mention the moral arguments in favor of paying the taxes you owe.

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Re:Secret Bitcoin billionaires to renounce their US citizens... by charlesdm on Sunday February 04, 2018 @10:30AM (#16303096)
The only taxes you owe, are the ones you legally owe. Saving on taxes also doesn't mean you can't give back.

You can support promising artists, give grants to talented people, help people out who can't afford their medical bills, end up in a bad legal situation, etc.

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Re:Secret Bitcoin billionaires to renounce their US citizens... by posterboy on Sunday February 04, 2018 @10:22AM (#16303051)
> moral arguments in favor of paying the taxes

alright

> moral arguments in favor of paying the taxes you owe.

woah, not so fast. There's no morality in blind obedience.

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