Show AMERICANS ABROAD SEEKING TAX TAX i EXEMPTION S CI Claim i La Law Discriminatory nn and nd Against U. U S. S Principles PrinS PrinI Prin- Prin v I es r S RIO JUO DE JANEIRO JA 2 Amer S. Amer- Amer leans fenn residing in Brazil have begun through the American Chamber r of oC Comme Commerce of ot Brazil an active campaign campaign cam cam- for tor th or reduction of ot tU American Income on OIl citizens au- au r residing abroad The chamber has hils a special committee to enS eC eCa a prominent lawyer of oC Washington to bring before belore congress congre s a bill drawn up b by the tho chamber dealing with the sub sub- Tho Tue moral and financial support of ot all aU American chambers abroad and th tha foreign trade bodies bodle In fn the tho United States Is la being solicited Ameri Americans ns abroad are arc to be naked asked to urge their congressional representatives to mako Independent representations to Con Con- gress ETen The committee which had the matter In recommends that total exemption ex- ex emption bo be asked for tor principally for fOI forthe forthe the reason that European countries donot do donot not tax their nationals engaged In bUsIn bus bus- In Ines abroad and that only total ex- ex will place the American on an equal tooting footing with European competitors tors In developing c American foreign trade NO REPRESENTATION The argument for tor exemption Is based not only on the handicap In comparison comparison com corn parison pat with European competitors but also on the political theory that taxation without representation 13 in contrary to American Ideals the committee committee com corn pointing out that Americans living abroad are unable to e. e express press S their will concerning government policies poll poll- des cies being virtually deprived of ot the right to vote It is also argued that Americans living nl abroad are arc ol in involved d In a greater amount of or r responsibility and effort for tor forthe the the- good of oC American n Interests Im Imposing irn- irn posing a greater financial burden than would be the case caso at home that while Ibo Iho American at home receives preferential preferential prefer prefer- protection for tor his business through import taxation against foreign for for- eign competition the tho American abroad II 1 subject to the customs and taxes levied by his country of ot residence without an any preferential protection MAY NATURALIZE V Danger that Americans abroad ma mao relinquish their American citizenship anti and adopt that of ot tho the country where the they reside rather than submit to what the deem an excessive and unjust unjust unjust un un- un- un just tax possibility of ot evading the tax taC and unfairness this creates creat s and hardship hardship hardship hard hard- ship of Or the tax on Americans of oC mod crate means menns are other reasons ad advanced advanced ad- ad why hy tho the Income tax should be abolished |