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After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, even as House Republicans consider whether to press forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

A short-term funding measure to keep government offices fully functioning will dominate the September agenda, along with emergency funding for Ukraine, federal disaster funds and the Republican-driven probe into Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings.

Time is running short for Congress to act. The House is scheduled to meet for just 11 days before the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, leaving little room to maneuver. And the deal-making will play out as two top Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, deal with health issues.

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[-] Coffeemonkepants@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

I cannot wait to get out of this fucking country.

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Which one though? Countries in Europe are having fascism issues too like Italy, Poland, and probably more.

[-] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

people are willingly voting a nazi party into power in germany right now. not a good idea to come here anytime soon.

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago

Really? Poland is the country you went for? Not Italy, with the actual Fascist offshoot party in power and the actual granddaughter of Mussolini in their parliament?

[-] teft@startrek.website 12 points 1 year ago

Did you miss the "italy" he wrote right before poland? Eyes run right over it?

[-] harpuajim@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Just don't go HAM and give up your citizenship.

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

The USA is one of the only countries in the world that will tax citizens who are living and working in foreign countries. So there may be benefits depending on your situation.

[-] MicroWave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] murray_TAPEDTS@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sadly it's WAY worse than that. You want to invest for retirement, have any sort of savings, benefit from tax breaks for things like being a first time buyer, and many other things, you can be taxed.

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Most countries require you to renounce your citizenship to foreign nations as part of their immigration and alien residency program.

The United States is one place where they do not require you to actually live/reside within the borders to maintain citizenship, but they still tax you as if you did, even if you have dual citizenship or fully reside in another country.

[-] BroccoliFarts@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Boris Johnson was a natural-born US citizen but gave up his citizenship to hold political office in the UK.

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I always find that tidbit amusing. There was a joke circling the US political sphere back around the time of Brexit that Boris Johnson was Donald Trump's parasitic twin, but they were separated at birth. I want to believe.

[-] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can you take me with you?

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