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Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by tamimio on Saturday May 16, 2026 @03:12PM (#48162905)
> You could leave the country

Not if you are a US citizen, you pay taxes even if you’re living abroad.

And yes I would switch companies, it’s exactly what I did before, and I will do it again. I can’t switch countries and I don’t think it’s effective like switching companies, but there are other means if your president or PM turned things evil, from pressuring your MP/senator to campaigning against to others. You never succumb to evil things no matter what.

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Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by bulbar on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:17AM (#48166463)
> Not if you are a US citizen, you pay taxes even if you’re living abroad.

Afair: Only if you pay less taxes where you live, which won't apply if you move to any European country.

> but there are other means if your president or PM turned things evil

I think that's correct, as long as we are thinking about a functional Democratic country. In an autocratic country this doesn't hold anymore.

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