Editorial Board

End the American Expat Tax

Taxing Americans abroad on their worldwide income is outdated and unfair.

April 24, 2015 at 5:42 AM UTC

By The Editorial Board

The Editorial Board publishes the views of the editors across a range of national and global affairs.

The sun never sets on the American tax system.
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Only two nations in the world tax their citizens who live abroad. One of them is a small and vicious African dictatorship. The other is the world's most powerful democracy.

Does the U.S. really want to share this distinction with Eritrea?