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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by csdreamer7 on Thursday August 15, 2024 @02:49PM (#41259185)
> USA can't tax non-citizens. Revoke citizenship if you really don't want to pay. That comes with a lot of downsides though (no more US passport, no getting rescued by the US if you wander into North Korea, etc), which implies the taxes aren't for nothing just because you live out-of-country.

The USA can, and does, tax non-citizens. Many countries tax non-citizens. Go out and buy a foreign stock-they will tax you on earnings or dividends. Go visit a country and pay the local sales tax.

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by achierius on Thursday August 15, 2024 @04:52PM (#41260246)
What he meant was that the USA can't levy income tax on non-citizens living in other countries.
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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by glenngillen on Thursday August 15, 2024 @06:06PM (#41260940)
If I don't complete my FACTA compliance forms with my Australian bank every 2-3 years to (re)confirm that I am an Australian, living in Australia, using my Australian bank account then my bank will withhold certain amounts to cover my supposed obligations to the IRS.

Sure smells a lot like levying tax on non-citizens living in other countries.

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by csdreamer7 on Friday August 16, 2024 @12:13AM (#41263111)
Do all Australian banks now require that or is it because you work in some sector, like import/export?
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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by glenngillen on Sunday August 18, 2024 @05:09PM (#41285527)
All banks
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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by pembrook on Thursday August 15, 2024 @05:49PM (#41260755)
You may be surprised to learn the huge role that US federal reserve policy plays in messing with the fortunes of many countries around the world.

It's quite easy to argue that handing over such power to a single government is in fact a large tax on every non-US citizen.

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by csdreamer7 on Friday August 16, 2024 @12:29AM (#41263179)
> What he meant was that the USA can't levy income tax on non-citizens living in other countries.

I did not see that in his comment. He said tax. You are making a pretty big leap.

Your comment is wrong too and here is the IRS link on when nonresident aliens have to file American taxes. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxa...

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Re:Kim Dotcom's Extradition to the U.S. Given Green Light by... by umvi on Friday August 16, 2024 @01:18AM (#41263370)
> I did not see that in his comment. He said tax. You are making a pretty big leap.

No, that's exactly what I meant. It's implied from context that I am talking about taxation of people living in other countries. The bit I was directly replying to from root post:

> The US government is so powerful, they are the only country that enforces a draconian global taxation scheme on any citizen or person who has ever held a US green card, even after they permanently leave the country.

So I replied:

"USA can't tax non-citizens. Revoke citizenship if you really ..."

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