Which countries have the most US expats?

from the video - 100 is US cost of living.

1. Mexico (proximity, family, 26/100 cost basis)
2. Canada (healthcare, proximity, 70.5/100 cost)
3. UK (no language barrier, healthcare, (63.1/100 cost)
4. Germany (81.3/100 cost, excellent health care and economy)
5. Australia (weather, beaches. 78.1/100 cost)
6. Israel (Jewish Americans, tech)
7. South Korea (tech industry, welcoming, 54/100 cost)
8. France (65.9/100)
9. Peru (19.2 /100 US cost)
10. Italy (58/100 US cost)
 
Snowball said:
from the video - 100 is US cost of living.

1. Mexico (proximity, family, 26/100 cost basis)
2. Canada (healthcare, proximity, 70.5/100 cost)
3. UK (no language barrier, healthcare, (63.1/100 cost)
4. Germany (81.3/100 cost, excellent health care and economy)
5. Australia (weather, beaches. 78.1/100 cost)
6. Israel (Jewish Americans, tech)
7. South Korea (tech industry, welcoming, 54/100 cost)
8. France (65.9/100)
9. Peru (19.2 /100 US cost)
10. Italy (58/100 US cost)
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I know a few people who moved to Mexico. They say- contrary to popular belief- that Mexico is in many ways much freer than the US plus the health care is fantastic & cheap.
 
Snowball said:
from the video - 100 is US cost of living.

1. Mexico (proximity, family, 26/100 cost basis)
2. Canada (healthcare, proximity, 70.5/100 cost)
3. UK (no language barrier, healthcare, (63.1/100 cost)
4. Germany (81.3/100 cost, excellent health care and economy)
5. Australia (weather, beaches. 78.1/100 cost)
6. Israel (Jewish Americans, tech)
7. South Korea (tech industry, welcoming, 54/100 cost)
8. France (65.9/100)
9. Peru (19.2 /100 US cost)
10. Italy (58/100 US cost)
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#9 seems like great vacation place, has fantastic historic scenery from what I've heard. Plus produces great coffee that it exports to US too.

#6 is unique in that it also has the most Russian expats. Putting so many Americans and Russians in same place can result in unpredictable side effects.
Current POTUS' First minority son-in-law was reportedly also funding exapts settlements there that used to be seen as blowback generating activity before 2020 election.
 
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Anti Federalist said:
I call bullshit.

No freaking way is the cost of living over 40 percent less in the UK than in the US.
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It is mostly bullshit. Some indices ARE lower, such as rent/groceries, but when you take into account that AFTER TAXES wages are lower than in the U.S. it's a wash.
 
I could see Peru as having a little upside of someplace to disappear to . I hid out there for awhile once decades ago .
 
Robert Higgs, one of the philosophical heroes of this website in its early years, expatriated to Mexico in 2015 when he retired from his post at the Independent Institute. He said he wasn't going to write any more serious articles or books after that point, but he has occasionally posted blog articles and given speeches since then. Here are a few tidbits I found where he addresses that decision and experience.



https://fee.org/articles/a-kind-word-on-behalf-of-mexicans/

https://blog.independent.org/2017/09/21/you-cant-go-home-again-but/
 
Ender said:
I know a few people who moved to Mexico. They say- contrary to popular belief- that Mexico is in many ways much freer than the US plus the health care is fantastic & cheap.
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That was my plan too. Which was why USMCA (North American Union).
 
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/a...tax-from-9-million-u-s-expats-to-janet-yellen

A Letter From 9 Million U.S. Expats to Janet Yellen
The next Treasury secretary could make the lives of millions of Americans easier at no cost at all.

Dear Janet Yellen: Congratulations! You’re probably the next Treasury secretary of the U.S. That’ll throw you into daunting policy cauldrons — from financing America’s massive deficits to managing China and taming the tax code. With so much in your inbox, we urge you not to forget about one large group of Americans: us.

We’re U.S. expats, and there are 9 million of us. If we were a state, we’d be the eleventh-largest. And we’re suffering from a problem that you can fix.
 
The U.S. is the only country in the world that practices citizenship-based taxation. All other nations tax individuals based on their residence. OK, Eritrea also taxes its diaspora, but that’s not exactly the same thing.
 
Anti Globalist said:
Becoming an expat seems like a pretty good idea now.
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Really?

Where else can you go where the government (mostly) recognizes your right to free speech and right to keep and bear arms?


Hint: no other government on earth allows as much speech and gun freedom as the US.... and yes of course I realize that our government isn't very good at it, but there isn't anywhere that is better.
 
Matt Collins said:
Really?

Where else can you go where the government (mostly) recognizes your right to free speech and right to keep and bear arms?


Hint: no other government on earth allows as much speech and gun freedom as the US.... and yes of course I realize that our government isn't very good at it, but there isn't anywhere that is better.
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Don't worry. They're working on it. Biden's handlers will take care of that quickly. Gun control and hate speach laws are coming soon.

Before they elected Jacobin Jacinda, New Zealand was actually better on both fronts. Today it's probably temporarily better here, but probably not for long.
 
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