Yesterday I stumbled across one of the websites that focuses on the positives for Americans moving to other countries to seek out a better quality of life. The general tone is that the US is becoming more expensive and that the advantages of the US are not enough to justify the extra expense. In some places the healthcare is just as good, there are many expatriates in these places, the cost of living is much cheaper, the infrastructure is modern and there is plenty to do.

This sort of thing interests me on some level that a I can’t quite figure out. I know I enjoy learning about other countries but I don’t think I want to leave the US although buying a brand new 2500 square foot house on ten acres in Chile for $115 is intriguing, ok maybe $115 is a bit of an exaggeration:->>

From a slightly bigger picture view, I do not know how much, if at all, quality of life in the US will decline (I am open to this possibility but not the one to quantify it) but it is clear that quality of life will improve dramatically in other countries. Is there any value or logic in living in one of those types of places? What say you??

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