That $126,500 number refers to the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), but it’s not a hard threshold below which you’re totally off the hook. U.S. citizens abroad still have to file a tax return if their income exceeds the standard filing requirement (around $14k+ for single filers). And the FEIE only applies to earned income, not investment income or retirement income. It’s not automatic, you have to qualify under the bona fide residence or physical presence test, and file the right forms (like Form 2555) to claim it.

Even if you’re making well under $126k, you still have to file, and you might owe something depending on your situation.

If it makes you feel better, even if you migrate to another country and gain citizenship, you still have to pay income taxes to the US.

In other words an edition of Linux mint is finally getting a feature Ubuntu has for every variant, good for them I guess?

Well, thank GNOME for it being somewhat usable, but I have higher standards.

How are they going to drop updates for something they have to spend zero energy on to stay compatible? Windows 11 is a low effort UI re-hash with some minor kernel iterations. I love and miss the Linux desktop and want it to succeed, but it’s clear there’s a bias here meant to push a narrative.

Former burned out core LM developer here, the grass is not always greener (but maybe is if you don’t know how the sausage is cooked).

I’ll use Windows 10 and pay for the updates for years while using old versions of office. Fuck Windows 11.