This is an example of the mindset of the “liberals” in Congress. You belong to them, and if you simply decide to emigrate, this is treated as a crime. It is as if you lived in a communist state, and could be shot if trying to leave.
The same people don’t mind illegal aliens entering the country (and leaving their own country!). That entitles the illegals to special privileges, such as subsidized tuition at state universities. But if a US resident decides to leave, breaking no laws, it is treated as an outrage.
The proposed law even prevents the expat from visiting the USA. That is inhuman and completely unreasonable, and shows the level of hatred in the hearts of some of these supposedly compassionate leftists.
New York State even tries to pursue their own citizens when they move to Florida, because they are escaping the NY state income tax. People have reasons for moving: maybe old people know that a warm climate is better for them. Maybe they are just following their friends. At any rate, it should be the individual’s decision — at least in a free society.
Ayn Rand predicted this in 1957
This is an example of the mindset of the “liberals” in Congress. You belong to them, and if you simply decide to emigrate, this is treated as a crime. It is as if you lived in a communist state, and could be shot if trying to leave.
I’ve been expecting such nonsense for some time now. But let’s expand this concept further. Imagine that you want to move yourself/business from one state to another. Imagine having to pay an “exit tax” on the value of your property/assets before you are allowed to claim residency in a different state.
Now imagine armed tax collectors at every road/border crossing leading into the state next door and them doing the same ad nauseum. In my opinion that would no longer make us citizens perhaps subject or even serfs?
The illegal immigrants wire BILLIONS of dollars back to Mexico every year. Since they are not citizens, they are not illegally banking money in a foreign country.