Quote from: countryfree on August 29, 2019, 07:41:53 PM

Quote from: Spendulus on August 27, 2019, 11:52:21 AM

Quote from: moonhub on August 27, 2019, 09:13:23 AM

Why not pay taxes? After all, they often go to good deeds, to health care, the environment, etc. Or am I mistaken somewhere?

The only way to be a US citizen and not pay federal income taxes is to become a resident of the US territory, Puerto Rico.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/4/16385658/puerto-rico-taxes-hurricane

Everything in this thread to the contrary is a lie.

I'm not American, but I know there's another way. You may legally avoid US tax, if you're a US citizen permanently living outside the US, and if you earn less than $100,000 per year.

But Spendy is right... if you want to be a US citizen, and live in the US. Or almost right.

The point of this thread is being a State Citizen, receiving all the benefits of US citizenship, but not being a US citizen, and still living in America. It's perfectly legal to do. And it works like I have said. All the States (that have income tax) base their income tax on Federal IRS forms. A person who is a State Citizen is not a US citizen necessarily. If he is not a US citizen, but IS a State Citizen, has no filing or paying requirements of US citizens.

People who are from other countries outside the USA, might have difficulty obtaining State Citizen status. But they might not. State Citizen non-US citizens are protect by State autonomy, from US requirements in many things. After all, the US gave the States their autonomy. And the 10th Amendment upholds this autonomy, even though the States don't always exercise every aspect of the autonomy that they have.

So, if you are not a US citizen, but have accepted US reporting and paying status (green card), you might be required to to file and pay. But if you get State Citizenship status, you aren't required to file or pay, even though you live in the USA.

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