I have options to go to another country, but I choose to stay in the U.S.
It certainly is not an easy decision given the many current and historical problem within the U.S.
Like many of you, I believe Trump is the symptom, not the problem.
The problem is much more deeply rooted and harder to get rid off.
Admittedly, my wife being in the U.S. is the largest driving force for me to remain in the U.S.
Yet, here are some other advantages of the U.S. I have considered:
EU tried to push chat control repeatedly, the vote is always close; and U.K. already have strict age verification law for porn (and possibly VPN). U.S. is heading there, but at least my state has not attempted any of these ridiculous moves.
I really really enjoy the community in the U.S. city I live in, there is “real” farmers market, street fairs, local art conventions: there are fun events every weekend. Maybe I didn’t try too hard when I was in London, but I am not able to find as much event in the U.K.: there are “farmers market” in London, but most of them just sell low quality importted plastic decoration/toys instead of actual groceries…
I think education is a human right, and U.S. education is way more expensive than it should be. I don’t want to defend it. But I believe U.S. has better educations thanks to the libral art system, where student have much more chance to interact and learn from professors compare to many top UK schools.
In general, even account for the out of pocket maximum for healthcare, many U.S. job still pays more than their U.K. counterpart. This means saving money in the U.S. and later move to a lower income country is easier than saving money in a lower income country and later move to the U.S. Working in the U.S. when I was young gives me more liberties and assets to move to other countries later in my life, if U.S. eventually collapse.
I have options to go to another country, but I choose to stay in the U.S. It certainly is not an easy decision given the many current and historical problem within the U.S. Like many of you, I believe Trump is the symptom, not the problem. The problem is much more deeply rooted and harder to get rid off.
Admittedly, my wife being in the U.S. is the largest driving force for me to remain in the U.S. Yet, here are some other advantages of the U.S. I have considered: