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)

  • fairygodmotherfckr@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    I left because I knew I wouldn’t remain rich if I stayed in the USA.

    I’ve been disabled since childhood, and even with my dad’s great insurance the medical bills were colossal. And once I graduated college I couldn’t get insurance, COBRA was running out… and one of my essential prescriptions, just one, was TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.

    I was skipping essential doctor’s visits and putting myself at real risk of a real medical catastrophe… so I decided to move somewhere my money - a moderate-sized inheritance plus what I had saved modeling - could stretch a bit further.

    Best choice of my life. Even not being on the NHS, my prescription costs went from thousands of dollars to ~£220 per month. Still a lot, but way less. And once I was on the NHS they were ~£109 per year.

    …I was also totally disgusted by the USA’s many human rights violations, NGL. I’m leery of any society that is cool with torture.