And as I remember the conclusion to that story. the man without a country was left permanently at sea. seeing constantly the horizon of the United States. bereft of the benefits of citizenship. Well. today that has been transposed into the jet set. people who are able to retain property in this country. able to retain income. able to live in this country 120 days a year. able to establish residence in a country or region that will allow them not to pay taxes. enjoy the full benefits of all of the wealth that they have accumulated in the United States of America as citizens. and renounce it at the same time. while we are asked to give more time to the Republican majority to craft some bill to enable these billionaires sensibilities not to be abrogated in any way. We have been passing legislation at freight train speed to overturn all of the situations that would undergird the possibility of feeding our children their school lunches. of seeing to it that our students are able to maintain their financial aid. asking immigrants to come to this country and to achieve their citizenship as rapidly as possible. Where I live in Hawaii we have immigrants coming in every day who are establishing themselves. working hard. paying their taxes. working forward and eager to the day that they can become citizens of the United States of America. How is it possible for a political party to defend those who have enjoyed the full benefits of citizenship in the greatest country on the face of the Earth. in the history of the world. and defend them when they seek to run away from the responsibilities that every other person in this country is pleased and happy and eager to undertake? To have billionaires able to renounce their citizenship and have that excused and have them released from being able to pay for it off receipts that are needed in order for the selfemployed to be able to deduct their health costs is a blot and a shame on the legislative business of this House of Representatives.
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