Comments on: Americans, I Have Some Bad News for You

By: FutureExpat

FutureExpat — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:59:24 +0000

Mark, your comments prove that there are many, many reasons for wanting to expatriate.

Frankly, I find it obscene that the US is the only industrialized country that panders to corporations ahead of citizens and where a hard-working person who’s done the right things for a lifetime is only a small illness away from bankruptcy. Just as having an educated population is good for the country as a whole (something we really don’t have any more, IMO), having a healthy population is also good for the country as a whole.

And, FWIW, the VA health programs are consistently rated very highly in satisfaction, much higher than private insurance plans.

I would also point out that we would have plenty of money if we weren’t squandering over 60% of our tax dollars on wars that aren’t making us safer or improving our position in the world and the military infrastructure to support them.

I do agree that the government pokes its nose where it doesn’t belong far too often, and individual freedoms have been severely eroded, especially in the last decade.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:39:06 +0000

the only thing I agree with in Tom Freedmans article is the assumption that America is on the path to collapses. However it will collapse because of foolish ideologies such as socialism. such as Socialized single payer health care. That is what is currently collapsing countries such as Span, Portugal, Greece and I could go on. Ultimately if we do not go back to our foundation and Constitutional rule we will colapse. most of his and most “progressive/statist/socialists” assumption is based on a utopia that will never exist. If you want to see how government controlled health care works… and how “good” the USA is at running Just go visit some native Americans and see how “healthy” they live because of how well the government treats them. Better yet look at the BS the veterans have to put up with or the fact that social security is BROKE! there is no money! the only way to save the USA is to cut the budget in 1/2 and lower taxes.
I have even considered leaving the USA also, not because I want more from my government, but because I want LESS interference, less taxes, less waste, less bush, less OBAMA, less polosi and less Reed. I want more freedom to live my life, chase my own opportunity to prosper and treat others well then DIE with dignity with out some dumb ass socialist/statist interfering.

By: Balanced Melting Pot

Balanced Melting Pot — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:09:32 +0000

This doesn’t surprise me. While the reasons listed in this article are not behind my move, after about 5 years living back in the US, I started to get that restless feeling. I know that I don’t like (and I can feel it happening) getting sucked into the stressful American way of life. Yes, you can find what you want whenever you want – but, that just doesn’t make me happy. Then again, there are Americans who could never truly enjoy living in another country with all the benefits mentioned. As they say, ignorance is bliss

By: tom

tom — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:01:18 +0000

I am with you, I don’t want to believe this because once you do, your entire belief structure in our country collapses. Unfortunately most of what he says is true.

By: Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall

Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:41:42 +0000

I am an expat living in New Zealand for the last 8 years and strongly endorse everything you say in your blog. In fact I have written a memoir about the experiences that led me to emigrate: THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE.