Many Americans Renounce Citizenship, Hitting New Record

“To leave America you generally must prove 5 years of U.S. tax compliance. If you have a net worth greater than $2 million or average annual net income tax for the 5 previous years of $155,000 or more (that’s tax, not income), you pay an exit tax. It is a capital gain tax as if you sold your property when you left.” The State owns the citizen? Citizens must buy their freedom to leave the State plantation? I thought the so-called Civil War addressed the slavery issue. I certainly hope the second one does a better job of it.