Thousands of Americans Abroad Renouncing Citizenship

Thanks to taxation laws

Why is Tina Turner switching from American to Swiss citizenship? The legendary singer, a longtime Zurich resident, told the Blick newspaper that she has been very happy in Switzerland and "can't imagine a better place to live." But some observers believe she may be one of thousands of American expatriates who have taken the drastic and irrevocable step of giving up their citizenship because of what they consider to be the unjust and discriminatory taxation practices of their government.

Comments

[John Galt]

Well.. BYE!

[Lincoln]

I don't get why this confuses anyone. For as little as most Americans are actually involved in politics, there are several nations to choose from that are friendlier to a lot of different minority groups and ideologies. To call us the land of liberty is laughable. There is nothing left to make that true. Many countries now extend greater individual liberties than we do.

[Free Society]

If it weren't for relatively lax gun laws, I'd have no freedoms in the US to warrant staying here vs places where i'll at least find greater personal liberty.