Venezuelan music director becomes US citizen

Venezuelan music director becomes US citizen

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

September 28, 2024

San Diego’s symphony hall, the Jacobs Music Center, is reopening this weekend after extensive refurbishment with Mahler’s second symphony.

As an unusual prelude to the ribbon cutting, music director Rafael Payare took the oath of US citizenship.

 

 

Comments

  • Anon says:

    Great. The IRS inducts another hapless recruit into the US tax system.

    US citizens are required to report earnings wherever they live in the world. It’s called “citizen-based taxation”. It’s very controversial & it’s the reason why US citizens who live outside the US are renouncing their US citizenship in droves.

    Always amazed to see foreigners clamoring for US citizenship like it’s some kind of prize.

    Welcome to citizen-based taxation, Mr. Payere. Whereever you go in the world, whereeveer you earn your income, you now have to report it to the US govt. Enhorabuena. The IRS now owns you.

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