Send the Glut of Vaccines to Americans Abroad
Dear President Biden,
Or, can I call you Joe? I hear you have “a glut” of extra vaccine and you are wondering what to do with it.
I’m an American. Let me raise my hand. Or rather, raise my arm. For a vaccine.
Why am I bothering you?
I’m an American living abroad — taxation without representation. Taxation? Yes. Americans abroad pay Federal taxes. Representation? Nope. I know. We can talk about that later.
In the meantime, I hear you have an excess of vaccines, and don’t know what to do about it. First of all, huge congratulations on that. Your 100 million vaccines in 100 days “stretch goal” now looks like you were sandbagging given today’s 2.5m per day rate. Fist bumps on crushing it.
So, I see that you are wondering what to do with the excess volumes that are flooding in. As an American abroad, I have a suggestion: Inoculate Americans all over the world.
Let’s start with the military. Please send vaccines to our troops everywhere around the world ASAP. Next to civil servants and other Americans who are serving their country abroad. Finally, American citizens who are in places where we suffer from vaccine shortages and are ready and eager for our jabs.
I’ve long justified the over-reaching of America, one of just of four countries around the world who tax citizens who live abroad, by saying: “When the shit goes down, I expect helicopters.”
The shit is going down. I don’t want helicopters. I’m an American who wants a vaccine.
Please send your vaccines to us and we will come to United States Embassies and Consolates and get our jabs.
United we stand divided we fall. Thank you, Mr. President.
Let’s add pressure here:
On behalf of all American patriots and taxpayers abroad. This could be huge win. A chance to show off the ingenuity of the great US of A . A chance to reward patriots abroad.
I will be the first in the queue.
Much respect,
Brad Porteus
American citizen
Patriot
Overseas resident
