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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why would Peter Thiel need an escape hatch from the U.S.A.? Any ideas? [View all]
https://www.rawstory.com/peter-thiel-2658456541/'America first megadonor Peter Thiel seeks citizenship from Mediterranean island...'
'One of the largest individual donors in the 2022 midterm elections is seeking to obtain citizenship in Malta, The New York Times reported on Saturday..."Mr. Thiel...is...acquiring...his third passport even as he expands his financial influence over American politics," ... "Since backing Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, (he)...has become one of the largest individual donors in the midterm elections... spending more than $30 million on more than a dozen right-wing Congressional candidates who have decried globalization and pledged to put America first."...Thiel also has a New Zealand passport.
"There is no obvious tax benefit to Mr. Thiel to gaining Maltese citizenship...though wealthy Saudi, Russian and Chinese citizens...seek a passport from the island nation for European Union access and to hedge against social or political turmoil at home..."What is clear is that a Maltese passport would give Mr. Thiel an escape hatch from the United States if his spending doesnt change the country to his liking."
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Why would Peter Thiel need an escape hatch from the U.S.A.? Any ideas? [View all]
Joinfortmill
Oct 2022
OP
He doesn't need an escape hatch, I'd be glad to call an Uber for him to get to an airport, ...
marble falls
Oct 2022
#2
It is nice to hear he spent more than $30M on slug candidates who will win or lose with ...
marble falls
Oct 2022
#3
But he was born in Germany, and there doesn't seem to be any sign he gave up German citizenship
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2022
#23
Giving up on the U.S.A. is my guess. Going to get ugly and I'm oughta here?
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2022
#9
I believe I mentioned him today as an example of an idiot Libertarian. Bye bye, please keep your
c-rational
Oct 2022
#11
He wants to be able to renounce his citizenship to avoid increased taxes
Fiendish Thingy
Oct 2022
#17
Here's why - US-Malta Extradition Agreement and a sedition/treason indictment from US
autorank
Oct 2022
#22