New Posts For Thread: Why not tax Britains living abroad??https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroadAsk the question - "Do Americans pay tax when living abroad?" An answer found - "Yes, Americans living abroad are still required to pay US taxes on their worldwide income." In fact the US operates under a citizen based taxation system, meaning that mYou'd be forgiven for thinking it's a deliberate strategy.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565495131#565495131You'd be forgiven for thinking it's a deliberate strategy.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:17:59 -0500salmon spray 15 Jul 26 10:06 Yes. Let the poor eat cake ..................................Very few people really are penniless, but it's so easy tobe 'poor' these days that many settle for it and don'tstrive to do better. 'Poor' for life and never whttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565495103#565495103salmon spray 15 Jul 26 10:06 Yes. Let the poor eat cake ..................................Very few people really are penniless, but it's so easy tobe 'poor' these days that many settle for it and don'tstrive to do better. 'Poor' for life and never wThu, 16 Jul 2026 05:09:25 -0500the public sector is an absolute money pit - poorly run and spewing billions no wonder people hate paying taxes when there is no accountability for failure - did anyone lose their job over HS2?https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565495051#565495051the public sector is an absolute money pit - poorly run and spewing billions no wonder people hate paying taxes when there is no accountability for failure - did anyone lose their job over HS2?Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:50:40 -0500Why not decide how much we all need to live on and confiscate the rest. Then the politicians would have zillions to waste on their crackpot ideas. Meanwhile all new luxury goods and services would cease to be produced. Is that the kind of society wehttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565495015#565495015Why not decide how much we all need to live on and confiscate the rest. Then the politicians would have zillions to waste on their crackpot ideas. Meanwhile all new luxury goods and services would cease to be produced. Is that the kind of society weThu, 16 Jul 2026 04:19:04 -0500Yes. Let the poor eat cakehttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565492405#565492405Yes. Let the poor eat cakeWed, 15 Jul 2026 04:06:36 -0500In all seriousness, if that's even possible on this forum. The only issue for government is spending vastly too much money, not in collecting even more tax to waste and give away. The uni party have zero ambition to even try.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565491485#565491485In all seriousness, if that's even possible on this forum. The only issue for government is spending vastly too much money, not in collecting even more tax to waste and give away. The uni party have zero ambition to even try.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:07:52 -0500a great idea, keep them coming :)As a U.S. citizen living abroad, you are generally required to file U.S. taxes on your worldwide income, regardless of where you live. However, this does not usually mean you will be taxed twice on the same income.Thehttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565491461#565491461a great idea, keep them coming :)As a U.S. citizen living abroad, you are generally required to file U.S. taxes on your worldwide income, regardless of where you live. However, this does not usually mean you will be taxed twice on the same income.TheTue, 14 Jul 2026 13:59:10 -0500probably helps that their tax rates are not penalhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565491447#565491447probably helps that their tax rates are not penalTue, 14 Jul 2026 13:56:21 -0500Luxembourg would be a good starthttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565491231#565491231Luxembourg would be a good startTue, 14 Jul 2026 12:19:55 -0500Just had a quick look to see how much revenue it raises in the States and it seems to be half of one percent of their total income tax take. Assuming thats correct and is similar here you wouldnt be raising much at all. Once you include the extra coshttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/31906783/why-not-tax-britains-living-abroad?post_id=565490631#565490631Just had a quick look to see how much revenue it raises in the States and it seems to be half of one percent of their total income tax take. Assuming thats correct and is similar here you wouldnt be raising much at all. Once you include the extra cosTue, 14 Jul 2026 04:11:33 -0500