Survey says: 35 percent of Americans would expatriate

cnbc.com ^ | 07/01/2015 | Sarah Whitten

[massmike]

As the Fourth of July weekend looms and Americans prep their grills and ready their fireworks, some citizens are packing their bags.

A recent online poll of more than 2,000 adults by TransferWise, a peer-to-peer money transfer service based in the United Kingdom, revealed that 35 percent of American-born residents and emigrants would consider leaving the United States to live in another country.

This percentage greatly increases for those age 18 to 34. More than half of millennials, a whopping 55 percent, said that they would consider leaving the U.S. for foreign shores. Among them, 43 percent of men and 38 percent of women noted that a higher salary would be a factor in their relocation decision.

[rikkir]

I know a couple planning on retiring in Puerto Rico or Belize.

Puerto Rico looks like an investment long term. Property is cheap there, and either the economy is going to collapse (restart), or it’s gonna get fixed (lower taxes, pro business).

I could see living on a tropical island.

[G Larry]

“a higher salary”???

Is that before socialist taxes?

[Ditter]

My friend moved to Mexico. She said “ it's really safe, there are guards everywhere!”.

We got a laugh out of that.