ExpatriationLaw – X Spaces Lives Discussions – Ending Double Taxation Of Americans Abroad
ExpatriationLaw - X Spaces Lives Discussions - Ending Double Taxation Of Americans Abroad
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In 2024 President (then candidate) Trump pledged to end the "double taxation" of Americans abroad. This was welcome news to the community of overseas Americans. The Trump pledge was largely the result of work done by Republicans Overseas and the Republicans Overseas tax committee.
2024 was also a year of other groups and individuals "coming together" in an organized way to end the unfair taxation of Americans abroad.
I (John Richardson) started a series of live "X Spaces" discussions for the purpose of discussion of the taxation of the U.S. citizenship tax system - inflicted on Overseas Americans. The purpose of the discussions is to gain understanding and achieve agreement on the most important aspects of the problems. Where is there agreement? Generally, (regardless of specific differences) overseas Americans are united around the goal that Overseas Americans should be treated the same as nonresident aliens for the purpose of U.S. income taxation.
I am reposting the "X Discussions" here so that there is a record of what was said, by whom and why.
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The show emphasizes the inequities of the U.S. citizenship tax system impacting expatriates, including episodes addressing double taxation, FATCA reporting, and various reform proposals like the FAIR Tax and residency-based taxation. Specific discussions have included the implications of the Edelman case, the costs associated with ending citizenship taxation, and the challenges presented by IRS practices.
In 2024 President (then candidate) Trump pledged to end the “double taxation” of Americans abroad. This was welcome news to the community of overseas Americans. The Trump pledge was largely the result of work done by Republicans Overseas and the Republicans Overseas tax committee.
2024 was also a year of other groups and individuals “coming together” in an organized way to end the unfair taxation of Americans abroad.
I (John Richardson) started a series of live “X Spaces” discussions for the purpose of discussion of the taxation of the U.S. citizenship tax system – inflicted on Overseas Americans. The purpose of the discussions is to gain understanding and achieve agreement on the most important aspects of the problems. Where is there agreement? Generally, (regardless of specific differences) overseas Americans are united around the goal that Overseas Americans should be treated the same as nonresident aliens for the purpose of U.S. income taxation.
I am reposting the “X Discussions” here so that there is a record of what was said, by whom and why.
September 15, 2025
Dave Keating – @DaveKeating – Brussels based journalist and author of “The Owned Continent”
John Richardson – @Expatriationlaw – Toronto, Canada based expatriation lawyer
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“Dave Keating is an American-European journalist in Brussels who moderates live events.Dave is the Brussels Correspondent for France 24. He has also written for the New Statesman, Energy Monitor, IP Quarterly, Euractiv, Forbes and World Politics Review. Previously he was the editor of EuropeanVoice.com, a side publication of The Economist. He is the author of the book The Owned Continent.
He is ranked as the number one EU social media influencer for 2023, coming in second in 2024 and 2022 and third in 2021 and 2020.Before arriving in Brussels in 2010, Dave covered the boardrooms of London, the halls of the US Congress in Washington, the cafes of Paris, the politics of Prague, the courtrooms of Chicago and the streets of New York City. He has also covered climate policy in Berlin.
Dave previously covered US politics in Washington and draws comparisons between the American federal system and the European Union. He is well-known in Brussels not only for his reporting but also his conference moderation.
As a broadcast journalist, Dave has worked as a correspondent reporter, a live in-studio analyst, a line producer, a newsmagazine show producer and a segment producer for live news panels.
Originally from the New York City area, Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in film/television and European history. He also holds a Masters of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.”
I highly recommend his book!
About today’s podcast:
John Richardson interviews Dave Keating about his book The Owned Continent and his argument that Europe is deeply dependent on the United States militarily, economically, and culturally. Keating traces his own move to Europe, explains how English and U.S. infrastructure shape European life, and calls for a stronger, more federal EU to reclaim real sovereignty.
The conversation covers Brexit’s consequences, Canada‑EU ties and Mark Carney’s role, the danger of U.S. control over payments and cloud systems, and practical steps Europe must take—cultural, economic and political—to free itself from American dominance.
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