People shouldn’t have to declare to the United States, nor pay taxes on, income earned outside the United States, says Doris Speer, President of the Association of Americans Resident Overseas and a founding member of the board of Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad.

Even Americans living in low-tax countries get taxed twice—just for being American. The testimonial of an American and his Canadian wife explains the U.S. policy of taxing citizens on their worldwide income even if they don’t live in the country.