Posted on 05/11/2012 10:55:49 AM PDT by C19fan
Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder immortalized by his falling out with Mark Zuckerberg in the movie The Social Network, has renounced his U.S. citizenship ahead of the company’s IPO.
Saverin, 30, may have made the move for tax reasons, hoping to avoid the highest rates before Facebook goes public. Although born and raised in Brazil, before moving to the United States in 1992, he now lives abroad in Singapore. According to a spokeswoman, Saverin actually renounced his citizenship last September, but the information didn’t become public until Bloomberg reported that the IRS released his name on April 30.
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He’s not going Galt. Do a title search. He’s going Buffett. Hypocrit lib alert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2882622/posts
Denying the government “their fair share”
PRICELESS!
Guy responsible for a good portion of the grid goes off the grid. The irony.
Buffett is a U.S. citizen, unless you know something I do not know.
Your tax bill shouldn’t depend on your citizenship.
Paraphrasing Obama, “There would’ve been no facebook had it not been for (socialist) government.” Socialism works great! For the socialists. Then they make their pile (capitalist profits) and flee the country so the government can’t claim their “fair” share. Oh, the irony.
same as Google. Most profitable liberal company ever and then pays no taxes.
“going buffett” is a reference to having hypocritical high tax policies, e.g. http://www.tkpts.com/Buffett_says_high_taxspend_policies_good_but_buys_non-US_companies_because_of_them_18.html
Yes, but in this case the dude bolts the country.
US is one of (or the) only countries in the world where citizens must pay income tax even if they don't live in the country. So this guy living in Singapore or Brazil or wherever, would have to pay income tax to the US if he maintains his citizenship.
Then again, he is a rich liberal and knows that big money can buy favors and preference.
Is there something we could do about that?
Well, as a billionaire he can pretty much go anywhere and if he is apolitical then citizenship just don’t matter.
Not that I would ever give up my US citizenship. Still the best in the world to be if you bust.
You must be mistaken. Singapore is rated way more business-friendly than the U.S. The individual income tax rates are 0%-20%. Last time I checked, that’s better than the U.S.
Singapore is his home - that’s where the guy lives.
Singapore has no capital gains tax. Wealth is not discouraged there.
No, he renounces citizenship. He can still be here a lot of the time.
Maybe business friendly but personal wealth, heck no. Taxes are extremely high. A typical low end car costs $100K. As a citizen, you lease realestate from the government — 99 year lease and never actually own it.
Cars and other luxuries are heavily taxed. A typical automobile costs $100k. Not a high end car but a cheapie beater. Gasoline is heavily taxed and expensive.
“Your tax bill shouldn’t depend on your citizenship.”
He was born and raised in Brazil and now lives in Singapore. He pays taxes in Singapore as a resident, he’d be foolish to keep paying US taxes when he doesn’t live here anymore and gets no value from the US government.
Taxes are just how members of a society pay for the services the government provides to members. No more membership, no more government services, no more taxes, right ?
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