How To Avoid The Door Hitting You On The Way Out
As upset as I am by Bush winning the election, I haven't quite reached the point of renouncing my citizenship and signing on with some other nation.
But just in case I ever did decide to burn my passport, it's nice to know what I'd be up against.
Harper's has an informative, yet amusing, article on just how difficult it can be to divorce Uncle Sam and become, say, a tax-paying occupant of Belize.
For instance, did you know that citizenship for the island nation of St Kitts and Nevis will set you back at least $125,000? That's a lot of scratch just to be called a Kittitian. Or a Nevisian.
But you know, that's better than being a Republican.
Wonder if they have DSL...
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