Renouncing American Citizenship Hits All-Time Record

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Idiots. Just about none of us would qualify for US citizenship short of being born here. Canada has similar requirements. You aren't just tossing US citizenship and free wheeling it over to a better country.

[–]FediNetizen 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Eh, the ones renouncing their citizenship tend to be wealthier and/or possessing more valuable professional skills than your average American citizen. It's also commonly wealthier people changing their citizenship to a different country with a lower tax burden, while still spending much of the year in the USA.

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Not really dude. People wanting to renounce their citizenship generally have no idea what the requirements for citizenship are. It's usually just something stupid people say.