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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by nradov on Saturday December 19, 2020 @11:21AM (#25478379)
In theory if you get kidnapped by terrorists or something then the US government might try to rescue you.
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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by throwaway13337 on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:54PM (#25479417)
Kidnapped Americans have much worse outcomes on average than other country citizens.

This is because the US makes it illegal for families to pay ransoms.

As with most things international, not being American is an asset in such a situation.

https://www.newamerica.org/international-security/policy-pap...

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by herbst on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:00AM (#25494510)
If i moved away from the us because i misstrust them or whatever reason why would i care about their rescue?

I never thought about my born Country is going to help with anything as i moved away and pay taxes somewhere else. I rather be rescued to “home“

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by nradov on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:39AM (#25494796)
In that case you should probably renounce your US citizenship. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-lega...
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