Even if our side was in power (if you could call them allies) I believe we’d still be heading down the same path. SO my wife and I have made our plans to get out while we still can. In three years one way or the other we will leave.
I love my country and those here that still believe like me but my self-preservation instincts have kicked in.
I see strife in the near future and plan to be half a world away before it comes to a head.
Where will you go(approximately) Steveo?
If Obama gets a second term, by whatever means, I expect there will be stringent capital controls to prevent transfers out of the country and various punitive measures to make leaving a real pain in the @#$$%! I also expect that retirement accounts like 401ks will be subject to some form of government control and levy that will be disguised as protecting the people from reduced value, but will really give the government the power to drawn the balances and replace them with worthless promises. I guess what I am saying is that individuals who are planning on relocating need to be moving assets now as much as possible.