Love Your Greencard? You'd better...  By Liz Zitzow - H.R. 6081,
The “HEROES EARNINGS ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF TAX ACT OF 2008" has
a hidden agenda that screws you, the Greencard holder, out of
all your hard-earned money when you leave the US to return to
your home country.  This bill passed the House 403 to 0. Zero.
Everybody loves this one. And as always, the writer of the bill,
Rep Grassley (NY 15th district Dem) has once again proposed
taxing the crap out of people who have no choice and no vote.
People who make our country what it is: The hardworking
immigrants who live and build the American dream and want to
spend a few years back in their home country.  See the technical
explanation:  They propose an onerous exit tax on anyone leaving
the US with a net worth of over $600,000. They define "anyone"
as US citizens and US greencard holders who have had their
greencard for at least seven years.  However, greencards can be
revoked for noncriminal actions, the most common one being going
“back home” to work or