Why? Why should the location of where you make money matter? If I make a million dollars in Indiana, I need to pay taxes on it. If you make it in Hong Kong, you shouldn&#x27;t?<p>It&#x27;s not like federal income is an admission fee. Or a direct tax on something the citizen uses (like a toll road). You benefit just as much from the government building a VA hospital, AIDS research, or a US carrier stationed near Syria.<p>You don&#x27;t suddenly stop being an American when you go live somewhere else.