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  Why would your employer give you a raise? The single payer plans that have been proposed so far include hefty taxes on corporations to fund it. Your employer wouldn't have any extra money to give you a raise.
context: Correct me if I am wrong but the United States is one of the very few countries in the world to impose income taxes based on citizenship meaning even US citizens who live in foreign countries are still taxed with the same tax rates as resident citizens. Other countries seem to have no problem with the U.S. using this very different taxation tactic. So, even if the income tax rate was to be raised on the wealthy Americans, I highly doubt they could avoid it by moving out without renouncing their US citizenship entirely.
  Also, as seen here, plenty of Europeans have become tax exiles. >
  
  When I lived outside the US for over 12 months, I didn’t pay any US or state taxes. >
  
  You’re supposed to file them since other countries aren’t gonna do the hassle of calculating your taxes. So in the eyes of the IRS you’re a tax cheat lol >
  
  There’s something called the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion where the first $112k earned abroad is tax free. With a few exceptions like if you own a business (then you may still owe social security tax depending on the country you’re in) or if you’re a government employee. >
  
  You still need to file your taxes even if you don't have to pay anything. Also, if you opened up foreign bank account(s) that ever totalled over $10,000, you need to file FBARs for each account. >
  
  Yes. You need to file but you don’t necessary owe anything. >
  
  Tax flight does occur, but the billionaires usually move to European tax havens like Switzerland or Monaco rather than the US. >
  
  That’s where rich Americans keep their money too >
  
  European countries don’t tax the wealthy much more than the US. The US has one of the most stratified tax systems in the developed world with high income Americans paying near European levels of taxation.
  The real difference between European and American taxes lies in the taxation of the middle class (who are far more heavily taxed in Europe) and to a lesser extant the lower class who are also more heavily taxed in Europe.
  The flip side is that Europeans get more social services. >
  
  
  The flip side is that Europeans get more social services.
  
  This is important. I may be taxed less in the US, but I pay a lot of money for private health insurance for my family that would otherwise be covered in slightly higher taxes through a single payer system. >
  
  This right here. For an  average US male in his 40's in the US, the health insurance premiums are around $800 to $1200/month, which is usually split with the employer. I'd be happy to pay an extra $500/month for single payer healthcare in taxes, and my employer could give me a raise that would cover most of it.