April 28, 201114 yr I bet he's doing it for tax reasons. http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/27/superman-renounces-us-citizenship/
April 28, 201114 yr I won't make a comment on your choice of reading matter..... Superman cites US policy and the effect it has on his reputation as his reason, not tax reasons.....anyway, I didn't know Superman was on salary.
April 28, 201114 yr He needs to keep up with the birthers. He wasn't born in the US. He's not a citizen. He can't be president. Unfortunately, if he earns money in the US, he must pay US taxes. Money is money and if you earn it in the US, you are taxed on it! Best of luck to him.
April 29, 201114 yr I thought Superman was from Krytpon? Did he marry Lois? Would that have given him citizenship?
April 29, 201114 yr It does not really matter as he still could not have been president. How can you be so sure he was born on Krypton? Have you seen his birth cert?
April 29, 201114 yr Author For those who haven't read the article and don't know much about Superman, his little one-liner was to "fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way". For the sake of this thread, let's forget about birth certificates or the predictable "what does Truth & Justice have to do with America?" When the last Superman movie came out there was a small scandal that they were dropping the "American Way" bit. The excuse - which I agreed with - is that in this day and age, movies like that need to appeal to audiences around the world and tying a hero to one coutnry can alienate some audiences. Best to leave some things unsaid. For example, I can't recalll many superheroes publicising which political party they support. At least not in the movies.
April 29, 201114 yr Other superheroes were definitely anti-American. Wonder-woman for instance, parking her arse on the American flag! (As did Apollo Creed) Got to be anti-American. Worse than burning it, leaving skid-marks all over it.
April 29, 201114 yr Author If he is renouncing his American citizenship, he is definitely a Democrat. Actually, you have a point there. I'm not trying to bash Dems, it's just that they are far more likely to renounce. Although, I know someone who renonced his American citizenship to avoid paying millions in taxes in favor of that from some tiny island in the Caribbean. He lives in Russia and knows that his new citizenship won't protect him like an American one would but he's willing to take the chance.
April 29, 201114 yr Did you ever stop to ask yourself this question...If bullets bounce off Superman, why does he duck when the bad guy throws the gun at him?
April 29, 201114 yr Author Did you ever stop to ask yourself this question...If bullets bounce off Superman, why does he duck when the bad guy throws the gun at him? Maybe bad guys should skip the shooting part and just carry a bag of guns around to throw at him.
April 29, 201114 yr He needs to keep up with the birthers. He wasn't born in the US. He's not a citizen. He can't be president. Unfortunately, if he earns money in the US, he must pay US taxes. Money is money and if you earn it in the US, you are taxed on it! Best of luck to him. not limited to "if you earn it in the US" Scott. we were living in the U.S. for nearly 15 years being German citizens (but NOT green card holders) and resident on the basis of 10 year valid visas but limited to 6 months stay each stretch. a hopper to the Bahamas having a cup of coffee at the airport and flying back after an hour or a weekend in Cuba or Cancun was sufficient to meet that requirement. once we sold our home in Germany and got rid of our German income tax liabilities we became -due to the time we spent there- automatically "U.S. Persons" liable to pay income and capital gains tax on our foreign holdings. interesting fact was that i had a hard time to convince the IRS that were are "entitled" to pay these taxes by referring to the applicable tax laws and regulations otherwise we wouldn't have been bothered at all. needless to mention that we had special reasons why we "pleaded" that our tax money is accepted and needless to mention that we paid only a fair share of taxes which was in line with our obvious local expenses. later a benefit turned up when we sold our home and the closing agent did not retain 10% of the sales price for the IRS because we could prove that we paid income tax and held U.S. Social Security Numbers marked "not for emplyment".
April 29, 201114 yr It takes the patience of Job and the understanding of a Saint (or, alternatively, anti-depressants and anti-psychotics) to deal with the IRS. I'll have to put your name down in the thread on "what is a real Hero"!
April 29, 201114 yr It takes the patience of Job and the understanding of a Saint (or, alternatively, anti-depressants and anti-psychotics) to deal with the IRS. I'll have to put your name down in the thread on "what is a real Hero"! none of it applies. to deal with the IRS requires research, planning and execution what was planned; then it's a breeze. being foreigners who could opt/select the point of time "when to" was our big advantage and gave us all the time needed to prepare ourselves. to the average American citizen these options are not available because his/her assets are in (YUCK) mutual funds held in (YUCK) 401K, IRAs, etc. which are well known to the IRS since the parents or grandparents established some fund for him/her at birth to be used in future. -the average American cannot claim "my income is $100k p.a." if it is in reality $250k because the IRS knows the income down to the last cent. -the average American cannot reduce/hide his/her domestic expenses by using untaxed income from abroad and claim "i have spent $75k = income $100k minus federal and state taxes (fictive figures only) whereas the foreigner can easily spend 120k, claim 100k income, spend "officially" 75k and pay taxes on 100k.
April 30, 201114 yr Traitor. And if I am sentenced to prison, I hope I get to share a cell with Bradley Manning (Wikileaks fame). When they make me sit naked for hours, it will be the guards punishment!
May 1, 201114 yr Final word: Man of British steel Superman's decision to renounce his American citizenship is another blow to America's crumbling position as a global superpower Superman should consider bringing his headquarters to Britain With the economy still struggling, America has suffered another blow to its self-confidence. The country’s best-known immigrant is to renounce his citizenship. Superman, who arrived in Kansas in 1938 from Krypton, apparently wants to expand his services (mainly rescuing Lois Lane and defeating evil) to embrace the global marketplace in superheroism. In the 900th issue of Action Comics he explains: “I’m tired of having my actions construed as instruments of US policy.” Does Superman realise the implications? From now on, if he wishes to be more powerful than a locomotive he will first have to seek an appropriate resolution at the United Nations security council. To take action in a far-flung country he will be urged to form a coalition of superheroes with local support. That is no life for a man bold enough to wear his underpants on the outside of his tights. Superman should bring his headquarters to Britain instead. And if his alter ego Clark Kent wants to come, too, there’s always room at The Sunday Times for a mild-mannered reporter who’s nifty in a phone box.
May 1, 201114 yr Final word: Man of British steel Superman's decision to renounce his American citizenship is another blow to America's crumbling position as a global superpower Superman should consider bringing his headquarters to Britain Is already crumbled preferable to in the process of crumbling somehow?
May 1, 201114 yr Superman. No longer the American iconic saviour, but has opted out towards a more "globalist" practice. How PC of him..... New World Order, and all.
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