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“We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack,” the statement said. Details of how the shooting ended have yet to be released by police, but Castro said “this was not an officer-involved shooting.”

  • FlintstoneSpiceLatte [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Same, I just want to leave the fucking US. But no, they want me to pay 4,000 dollars to renounce my American citizenship. I'm probably bi and I'm not a nazi, this country should be happy to see me go, why place a barrier?

    • JuneFall [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      You see the GDR was horrible for not letting people out, the US is benevolent in making you pay a fee for leaving its tax obligations.

    • fifthedition [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      If you live abroad American citizenship is one of your best assets. It makes things easy for you, you can enter so many countries without any advance notice. Just show up and boom, 90 days free entry. Even if you want to stay and work, there is so much fraud from other countries that a blue passport is your guarantee that they'll take you seriously when you apply.

            • jackal [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              It's basically true, I've been working out of the country for a few years (hoping to get permanent residency and never return to the US) and while my work currently helps me with expat taxes, my US taxes owed are very low every year.

                  • tagen
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                    1 year ago

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                    • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]
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                      2 years ago

                      :yea:

                      At least Thailand is a nice alternative, they may not be socialist but they do have a good relationship with China and they've gotten some trains from Belt and Road so you can go to China when you want to

                      Plus they just legalized weed so that's cool

                      Also while the terminology isn't great over there, I hear they're above average on trans rights

                      • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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                        2 years ago

                        Trans rights are a mixed bag everywhere, no place is ideal in that regard. That may change during the next few decades, but rn there's some massive downsides about everywhere, even in places that are generally very inclusive. Due to the region historically recognizing more than two genders, Thai society is very accepting of trans people from all i've heard. There's no gatekeeping around trans healthcare, they have world-class surgeons for trans-related stuff and while you'll pay out of pocket for anything, the prices are more affordable than elsewhere. You can also just go and change your name for less than 2$.

                        The big downsides are no gay marriage and no legal gender changes. Like, at all. In the eyes of the state, you're permanently stuck with your assigned gender at birth, and if you ever get in trouble with the law, that means as a trans woman you will end up in a men's prison. Which will be a gang-ruled hellhole of a prison as well. I don't know how they deal with people who already have their legal gender changed, but i wouldn't necessarily count on that working out if you do not pass 1000%, and as an immigrant you can get into trouble with the law in a lot of additional ways that people normally don't even think about.

                      • fifthedition [none/use name]
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                        2 years ago

                        They got rid of the old easy visa policy. All the "diginomads" got sent away. Now you need a real job to stay in country.