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AcidicSuburb t1_iy9ybmd wrote

Reply to comment by BouncyEgg in How to open IRA from Canada by [deleted]

Yeah, I get that. It is frustrating though.

I feel like if the USA is going to continue taxing citizens who no longer work or live there, then they should have a duty to provide access to these kinds of services. What happened to "no taxation without representation"? Didn't you guys literally fight a war over that?

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BouncyEgg t1_iy9zcdm wrote

> then they should have a duty to provide access to these kinds of services.

Think about what you're saying.

You're basically saying that the government should take over custodianship and administering of 401k/IRA/etc.

We have far more pressing issues to resolve. We can't even get healthcare nationalized.

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AcidicSuburb t1_iya0iz1 wrote

Ha ha! I know. I'm just venting. We've spent far too much time and energy dealing with the IRS' tax and reporting requirements than I think is reasonable considering nobody in our household has lived in the USA for years. Most countries don't make their citizens abroad jump through all those hoops.

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