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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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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

But he still keeps his US citizenship? Or did he give it up?

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours 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

[–] LaSirena@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours 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.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I thought everybody had to pay.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

There is a threshold. You only pay if you have a net worth of $2 million or more or earned around $200k or more per year in the last 5 years.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/expatriation-tax

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

US accepts dual citizenship so I doubt he gave it up.

[–] Flipper@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

A lot of German banks don't want to deal with the hassle of a us dual citizen. Don't know if it's the same with french banks. But that could be another reason to give it up.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He could have saved a bit of taxes.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 0 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

who the hell is still filing taxes?