The American - Americans Abroad Launch Campaign To End US Tax Discrimination
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Contrary to popular belief in the United States, the vast majority of the Americans who live abroad are ordinary Americans, no richer or poorer on average than their counterparts in the United States. Americans move abroad to study, for work, for love, for retirement or lots of other normal reasons, many for many years or even permanently. Many were born abroad or grew up outside the United States and don't even speak English.
The tax and financial discrimination against Americans abroad results from the 18th Century policy of CBT, or taxing Americans on their worldwide income – even if they already declare income in the country where they live.
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