There. Is. Hope.
And you don't have to move.
Half of the world's workers are already in the unregulated, untaxed underground economy. That number's expected to reach two-thirds in 2020, only eight short years away. This according to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, an international group composed of representatives from 34 countries.
Almost 10% of the US economy is underground already. And that doesn't include illegal traffic like drugs and prostitution. Add that in, and it's an even bigger piece of the pie.
The $10 trillion underground economy is the second-largest in the world after the US, and it's growing like a weed.
This is NOT something they like to talk about. If you can't beat 'em and you don't want to join them you have a third option: Ignore Them!
I've been writing a series of blog posts about this and what it means for the next decade or two. The first three columns are up.