The Hollywood actor is a prominent donor to the Democratic Party in the United States. In recent years, that has regularly led to criticism from President Trump, who has called him a “second-rate movie star,” among other things. According to Clooney, it didn’t bother him much. “It’s not my job to keep the President of the United States happy.”

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[–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Probably not. Wealthy people like him have to pay an exit tax on their unrealized gains when they renounce their US citizenship

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Wait, what? He has to pay the US government on potential taxable income he might have made and owed to the government if he were still a citizen? That doesn't seem fair. Even if we weren't talking about a movie star. I don't want to pay the government when I divorce them for my new country.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I thought everybody had to pay.

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