Is anyone else contemplating leaving the United States?

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Sure, I always entertain the notion. If I had more of a financial cushion I'd give it a try. If I could work remotely from the west of Ireland, I'd be gone tomorrow. The next few years in particular seem like a good time to be admiring the scenery somewhere else.

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30 liberals liking your comment. Sweet! I’m with you if I had a cushion but for travel more then who the president is. MAGA!

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I’m currently planning my exit. I want to go to a (unnamed to avoid context clues) country as a student, take the language for a year, then continue my college degree. I’ve applied to 2 schools this week, once I get my enrollment letter I can get my student visa, begin selling stuff, finding housing, and then coordinate moving my family there (who are STOKED). The thing is about this (or any such] plan is that it will be expensive, fraught with uncertainty, and I’m anxious about how much stuff I’ll simply need to throw out. It’s scary.
BUT
This AI stuff is a bubble that’s already bursting and I’ve been laid off before, I know some of the signs and it’s begun
The tech landscape is becoming unfriendly to queer employees
There’s the ongoing jen o side that most tech companies support
and my parents just passed last year as a result of our horrendous medical industry. Between that and my own disabilities that will eventually kill me, I’m done, time to go.

TLDR go go go go go

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Israel is antisemitic, next

-a Jewish person raised on their hasbara

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Everyone and their cousins “contemplate” that. But in the end they don’t.

Unless you are not a US citizen and are stuck with visa.

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For 8 years now.

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For a while now, I just don't know where to start

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Not sure what for

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If I had tons of money maybe...but even then..I'd probably choose to stay in the country where I'm free and travel abroad.

USA forever.

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Yup!

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There are people that leave, some immigrate to a new country, some become digital nomads, some retire in another country. Look up Expatisa or expat and you will see guides
People said they would leave after Obama, Trump, and Biden and Trump again and have. There are in flows and outflows in the US.
Will there be a down turn and inflation like the last time, who knows?
Upside of US - pay, career movement, great protected parks, regulated industries, employee protections (to a degree, free to invest, freedom of movement, great people, great places, great entertainment (sports. Theatre, movies, amusement parks etc. Great libraries. Our houses are huge compared to most places. Our stores are well stocked. Gas prices are low compared to others minus the middle east. Colleges/higher education is well respected. US workers are efficient.

Downside: you cannot get sick. If you do, good luck. If you are poor, that is potentially the end, unlucky, financial ruin. Your chances of you or your kids getting shot in school is higher than any developed nation in the world with the leading cause of non-infant death being gun violence (not always on school). Count on being wise with your money or work for a very long time. Count on long hours worked to move ahead to potentially get downsized for company profits. Count on your Healthcare eating away at your paycheck. ​​
Pick your posion. Best of luck to all

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Nope not at all. You'll see how bad of a decision you made once you're not in America. Good riddance though.

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I am an American citizen with a foreign born wife and I’m leaving the country to live in my wife’s country.

Even before the election, I started to feel the squeeze that raising two kids with a disabled wife was becoming impossible, and the health insurance situation is progressively getting worse.

I just don’t see much of a future living in the US when people embrace fascism, especially the Democrats who allow this to happen by not making material changes.

My wife’s home country has lots of problems but as a software engineer I can make decent salary and get all the resources I need to be able to fully provide for my wife’s and kid’s needs. I’ll be able to save money, enjoy a healthier physical climate, and give my self time to take of myself.

Right now I’m just slogging through work, trying to help my wife, and be a good father to my kids, but I am just physically exhausted. So selling everything and moving abroad to a more democratic nation with a more dynamic economy makes a ton more sense.

I don’t blame people for wanting to leave the US, but know that if you don’t have ties to a particular country, it will be difficult to immigrate there. The majority of livable countries have strict rules, so it’s best to find an edge, marry a foreigner, look at your ancestry and so on.

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I'd love to for a bit. Unfortunately that's something of a pipe dream with a house and an in-office job. Maybe in a few years' time I can pull it off. Where would you consider going?

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In my comment it should say …you “can” buy a house depending on your reason for moving there.

Just this app. I've applied for a many by way of this app. But I've come up with no work. This is more a social hub then a job center

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I've contemplated it over the past four years. Today, I'll be over it. Thanks for asking!

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Every day.

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Absolutely not. American is the last bastion of freedom.

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Clearly, you have never traveled or seen any news or information that came from outside the United States.

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Nope! I'm excited for the next 4yrs!

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No, it is the best country with Great Leaders (Now).

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No way. Things are just about to get good. lmao!
Date of post: 1/20/25

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Everyone saying that has never spent any real time anywhere else. If you think the US isn't great, go live where you have been led to believe it is great. Sayonara. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

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lol sounds like you haven’t either

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Hurry up and leave. We have been waiting for you crazies to actually put action to your words. Are you the same people that cried about DJT's first term and said you would leave?

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I concur. Please follow through this time. Every time a conservative is elected President, half of Hollywood threatens to leave, but in the end, they are liars and blowhards. If the US is so bad, why are millions from around the world risking their lives to get here?

No, lmao.

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