Seems like it’s a well known fact that being poor or even middle class (if that will even exist anymore) in the US disposes one to a very low quality of life (e.g., living in areas with higher crime rates, bad healthcare, the most obvious being cost of living, …etc)
On the flip side, what are some reasons why the top 1-5% percentile would also want to leave the US? (e.g., taxes/financial benefits, no longer aligning with the culture? I would assume mainly the former)
If you are in the top 1-5%, is living in the US still the best place to live? (as many people would like to suggest)
This right here. Quality of life is so much higher in other places. If you don’t have to worry about finances, the fact that your children can’t go to school without being prepared to be shot at can really motivate you to move your ass.
School shootings are actually really rare.
Bigger issues are carjackings, muggings, etc. Kinds of violent crimes that happen daily in major US cities. You can live in a very safe suburb, but that limits activities that may be closer to poorer more dangerous areas.