You are completely wrong and people with your attitude are part of the reason we expats are suffering.<p>Studies repeatedly show that that that majority of almost 8 million Americans living abroad moved to look for work, to find love, explore the world, do volunteer work, teach, and so on. We&#x27;re largely middle class, just like most Americans back home. We&#x27;re not rich (many of us teaching or volunteering are dirt poor), but we&#x27;re putting up with a tax horror that Americans back home would revolt over if they had to endure it.