Thanks for the links Jochen...
A little online noodling discovers that the US OASI (old age and
survivors) benefits (social security) runs about $1T/income and US
digital nomadism currently represents about $2.5T/yr income which might
be a solid 10% of the US GDP.
If half of the (as per electorate) were to "take their ball and go
abroad" that would be a significant (but not debilitatating) drain from
the US economy? *new* digital nomads (as well as existing) seem likely
to be more represented among progressives? I'm not fully aware of the
taxation implications but the *domestic spending* that moves
out-of-country seems significant.
Best I can tell, current rules don't disenfranchise ex-patriots as long
as they maintain US citizenship while living/working abroad... though a
major move to this could lead the masterGerryMander-VoteSuppression
caucus to revise those rules/policies/laws. Wouldn't it reslly gripe
some red-hatted asses if blue-hearted retirees and tech workers moved
their voting addresses to Red unto Purple locales and then promptly took
their money abroad?
I can imagine various countries seeking these $$ to flow into their
economies... but with threats of the AMOC overturning it's not clear
where one wouldn't just be wandering into the jaws of "climate change".
My parents "fled" Appalachia post WWII for opportunities in the West and
their ancestors "fled" Europe at various times for the opportunities in
"the New World"... so I suppose it isn't to "unpatriotic" to flee the
"Greater Nazi Reich" (PK Dick) or "Gilead" (Atwood).
At 17 I was prepared to "flee" the country that was dead set on turning
me into a killer (or get me killed by someone as innocent as I) for what
was becoming more and more obvious a misbegotten geopolitical move,
nothing like what it was sold as. Then I felt obliged to "never come
back" since it felt like I was "abandoning" my country. Today, my
allegences are a bit broader (all
humans/life/self-organizing-systems/all-one)?
FWIW I'm not actively shopping for a new country but am more
understanding of those who are contemplating such in their "fight or
flight" response.
On 11/10/24 9:21 AM, Jochen Fromm wrote:
Some scientists expected that Trump would win and moved early on to
Europe, for example John Carlos Baez who moved to Edinburgh in Scotland
https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/112721900506353931
If you think about leaving a future Trumpistan then the following
article might be interesting. Forbes lists countries welcoming
Americans with open arms: Spain, Italy, France, and Canada are among them
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2024/11/06/want-to-leave-the-us-the-best-countries-for-americans-to-move-to/
I believe Australia, Ireland and New Zealand are also good choices
simply because of the language.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/08/americans-interested-in-moving-abroad-skyrocket-after-trumps-win.html
-J.
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