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Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

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Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by Chrocket87 » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:25 pm

Here we go again with the celebrities claiming they will leave the country if politics don’t go their way. Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, announced at a concert in England that he is renouncing his U.S. citizenship over the overturning of RvW and will be moving to the UK.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/green-day- ... 52222/amp/

Good for him if he ACTUALLY goes through with it, but perhaps someone should tell him that the right to abortion in the UK ends after 24 weeks, which is more strict than his current residence in California.

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -pregnancy



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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by Turkeytop » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:40 pm

Billie who?


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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by Honeyman » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:51 pm

Turkeytop wrote:
Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:40 pm
Billie who?
He jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.


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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:29 am

And why do most stars not renounce and actually leave after threatening? It's because other than Eritrea, the U.S. is the only country in the world that taxes it's former citizens after they renounce their citizenship.


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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by Deleted User 15783 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:23 am

Chrocket87 wrote:
Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:25 pm
Here we go again with the celebrities claiming they will leave the country if politics don’t go their way. Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, announced at a concert in England that he is renouncing his U.S. citizenship over the overturning of RvW and will be moving to the UK.
So, like the Dixie Chicks, he stands on stage in another country are critiques his own country.
Don't have the guts to do it at home. Good Riddance.



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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by Turkeytop » Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:58 am

So, I take it this person is someone famous. If they want to renounce their citizenship, why do they have to make a public announcement about their decision? Do they think the rest of us actually care?


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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by Honeyman » Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:14 am

In The Bleachers wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:23 am
Chrocket87 wrote:
Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:25 pm
Here we go again with the celebrities claiming they will leave the country if politics don’t go their way. Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, announced at a concert in England that he is renouncing his U.S. citizenship over the overturning of RvW and will be moving to the UK.
So, like the Dixie Chicks, he stands on stage in another country are critiques his own country.
Don't have the guts to do it at home. Good Riddance.
FWIW, the Chicks never said they would leave the country. They said they did not support the war (in Iraq) as they were introducing their song Traveling Soldier. This happened days before the invasion was to start. Also mentioned they were not fond of Mr. Bush. They happened to be on a European tour at the time where the build-up to the war was very unpopular there. I think they paid a H*** price as they were banned from a bunch if stations and lost millions in endorsements. In retrospect, they were correct about the war.

I'm a big fan and very much looking forward to seeing them in Santa Barbara next month.


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Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Renouncing His Citizenship

Post by kager » Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:39 pm

In The Bleachers wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:23 am
Good Riddance.
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