• boonhet@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    If social security still exists, I worked long enough in the US to get that and it doesn’t matter for that if I renounce.

    Well, hope they won’t change the rules around that if it does still exist by the time you retire. Though generally such things aren’t done retroactively I believe. Once you’ve earned it, you’ve earned it. Even if rules change for future folks. At least in sane countries, but of course we’re talking about the US…

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        36 minutes ago

        Rules set by god are just as flaky as any other. Moreso once you realize god doesn’t exist.

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      2 days ago

      There is a totalization agreement with the japanese govt, so I could theoretically do something before renouncing, but I’ve never looked into it. I liked the idea of having both for diversity and safety