Word: citizenship
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...poor and working class for the purpose of scoring political points. Just last month, the Republicans blocked a move by Congressional Democrats to cancel one of the most repugnant tax loopholes on the U.S. books. Through a specially crafted provision, a small number of mega-billionaires renounce their American citizenship every year in order to avoid paying U.S. taxes. These individuals take citizenship in St. Kitts, the Bahamas, Belize, or other low-tax countries that wouldn't mind having a billionaire or two to double their tax revenues. However, they and their families maintain residence in America. Only about...
...article also states that "Israel proceeded to carry out one of the most stable transitions into democratic statehood...in January of 1949 [Israel] extend[ed] votes and citizenship rights equally to all, including its substantial Arab minority." Yet until after 1956, Palestinians living in Israel needed to obtain travel permits in order to leave their towns. In South Africa, this is known as apartheid. What kind of democracy discriminates against some of its people based on race...
Decades of preparation paid off as Israel proceeded to carry out one of the most stable transitions into democratic statehood in modern history. With no attempt to prolong the provisional government, Israel held its first in a long series of elections in January of 1949, extending votes and citizenship rights equally to all, including its substantial Arab minority...
Another strand in the alienated right is known as constitutionalism, a belief that the government has violated the Constitution. These arguments are generally not as aggressive as Trochmann's, but adherents all but renounce their citizenship. Stewart Balint is a handsome, blue-eyed construction worker in Priest River, Idaho, whose family lost its farm to bankers. He told me his studies of law had led him to the understanding that government powers are not legally derived. "I've gotten rid of all my contracts with government," he said. "Rescinded them. Social Security, birth certificate. Driving license, hunting license. I know...
...tender age of 16, I flew out to Vancouver, British Columbia to work in a chemistry lab for the summer. But I did not immediately realize that a paid job in Canada was not all that my dual Canadian-American citizenship could secure. Soon I was introduced to an entirely new sphere of alcohol consumption...