These tools accumulated massive wealth by corrupting the U.S. political system, gutting the IRS, and bringing their effective tax rate lower than most other citizens' - and it is still not enough.
I guess it's a tall order to ask to keep your grubby paws away and not pump more dark money into U.S. politics.
You may not owe whoever you're fulminating about any better, but you do owe this community better if you're participating in it.
Guess you have never lived abroad? If you think the US doesnt care about you when you’re in country, you dont even exist when you’re out of it.
Imagine being in the middle of a coup, calling up your consulate for guidance only to find out that they all left the country or are hiding in their bunkers. Been through that before.
What, exactly, was your expectation? That they'd send out Navy SEALs to rescue you?
I just expected them to, you know, pick up the phone or have a hotline with a recording of suggestions.
I left the usa a long time ago, and the only interaction I need with them is a new passport every 2 years when I run out of pages for stamps.
Have you considered that this story was titled in such a way to elicit an emotional response?
"There are probably 20,000 or 30,000 people who want to do this, but they can’t get the appointment".
And
"A lot of people who take this drastic step are tech zillionaires: Eric Schmidt, the former Alphabet CEO, has applied to become a citizen of Cyprus."
It never will be.
I don’t think you can psychologically become a billionaire if you have the mindset that permits leaving a penny on the table.