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Meet the wealthy boomer Americans fleeing to Portugal, Spain, and Italy out of fear of a Donald Trump presidency: ‘This country of mine has become intolerant’
Fortune via Yahoo ^ | 3/20/24 | Ryan Hogg

Posted on 03/20/2024 2:44:50 AM PDT by Libloather

For years, aging Americans have looked south to Florida for their ideal retirement home to escape into retirement from their four-decade grinds in the U.S. workforce.

But wealthy citizens are increasingly considering a life across the Atlantic, with an unappealing showdown between Joe Biden and Donald Trump being labeled as the reason.

David, a 65-year-old lawyer from Chicago, is going to Portugal on a scouting trip next month with a $500,000 budget in the hopes of finding a new second home on the Silver Coast, between Lisbon and Porto.

The lawyer, who asked to remain anonymous, citing concerns he might be harassed, said the political climate had turned so toxic that he was driven to seek peace across the Atlantic.

As the grandson of four immigrants who landed on Ellis Island, David has become particularly perturbed by debate in the U.S. around immigration.

“This country of mine has become intolerant,” David says.

“This country has always vilified people who are not like them. So we see these pictures of people on the south of the border, and they're just people, but both sides use them for political reasons, and that's just one example of the absolute intolerance, and it's sad.”

The lawyer is also moving to escape the looming threat of gun violence.

“I told my wife about 15 years ago that I had made peace with the fact that I could be shot dead at any moment in time in this country,” David said.

David is hoping to close a deal before the U.S. elections in November, because he believes that if Trump secures a second term as President, demand for homes abroad could skyrocket.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: boomers; intolerant; tds; trump; wealthy
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To: Libloather
Meet the wealthy boomer Americans fleeing to Portugal, Spain, and Italy out of fear of a Donald Trump presidency: ‘This country of mine has become intolerant’

Always to (relatively) wealthy European countries - never to Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, or some sub-Saharan African country!

Intolerant, much?

Regards,

21 posted on 03/20/2024 3:41:01 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Libloather
“This country of mine has become intolerant,” David says.

He says, intolerant that the American citizenry would choose someone David doesn't like for President.

22 posted on 03/20/2024 3:41:40 AM PDT by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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To: Libloather

Asylum law is being fraudulently used to override the political will of the majority of long-established residents.

Imagine if whites were brought into black mayor cities such as NYC, Chicago for the purpose of electing a white mayor.

The effective right to vote by the white majority of around 89% as of 1970 is being wiped out.


23 posted on 03/20/2024 3:43:22 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Libloather

The invaders often have a feeling that that whatever it takes to get ahead is OK including driving without a license where good public transit is widely used.


24 posted on 03/20/2024 3:48:15 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ClearCase_guy

Portugal does not extradite to the USA, which will be a plus for some of these leftists whom a Trump administration would see indicted.


25 posted on 03/20/2024 3:48:51 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: ifinnegan

If it IS becoming intolerant; it is because of people like him.


26 posted on 03/20/2024 3:49:05 AM PDT by Jean2
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To: Libloather

I very much dislike it when foreigners (and New Yorkers and Californians) vote for leftists and then don’t want to stick around when things get really bad as a result.

Instead, like locusts, they wish to move to greener pastures.


27 posted on 03/20/2024 3:52:35 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: BlackbirdSST

He must be a real putz and walks around pissing people off, screaming and yelling.

Or live in a Democrat cesspool.


28 posted on 03/20/2024 3:54:26 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Libloather
David, a 65-year-old lawyer from Chicago, is going to Portugal on a scouting trip next month...

This is anecdotal evidence to its extreme. Fortune found one person out of 350,000,000 who is considering moving to Europe if Trump is re-elected.

Unfortunately, the line of cars to Canada never happens.

29 posted on 03/20/2024 4:12:06 AM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

If, AS a lawyer, he’s afraid of getting shot, he should reconsider his mendacious courtroom tactics!


30 posted on 03/20/2024 4:12:14 AM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...Motels for Migrants give legitimate addresses for mail-in votes.)
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To: Libloather

I could be shot dead at any moment in time in this country,” David said.

Well, he DOES live in Chicago!! What does he expect?


31 posted on 03/20/2024 4:13:47 AM PDT by jkrecker416
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To: ifinnegan

“David the Absolute Dipshit”.

“Lawyer who lives in Chicago” doesn’t have enough common sense to MOVE.

IM CERTAIN it’s the roaming bands of Amish gangs with MAGA hats on shooting up the place and causing such misharmony.

RLTW


32 posted on 03/20/2024 4:16:02 AM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: Libloather

SECOND home! He’s not leaving, he’s just shooting off his commie mouth!


33 posted on 03/20/2024 4:16:17 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: BlackbirdSST

I’m sure his wife could only hope


34 posted on 03/20/2024 4:18:40 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: ifinnegan

He said this country has always vilified those not like them because we have always been so intolerant. He should have moved years ago if that is really true. So sorry that he has had to suffer living in such an oppressive country.


35 posted on 03/20/2024 4:20:12 AM PDT by vivenne (⁹)
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To: Highest Authority

The left really just likes to hear themselves talk you know the virtue signaling because we’ve let over 16 million people into this country for this round of illegal aliens coming in I’m old don’t forget we let people millions in over and over again number one number two it’s become so tolerant for things that should not be tolerated!


36 posted on 03/20/2024 4:22:34 AM PDT by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: Adder

We have no way of knowing if this David really exists.


37 posted on 03/20/2024 4:37:45 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

Another reason to doubt Davud really exists...

https://fortune.com/author/ryan-hogg/


38 posted on 03/20/2024 4:39:07 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Libloather

There are 1.3 million lawyers in the USA. Well, it’s a start.


39 posted on 03/20/2024 4:57:48 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Libloather

Typical liberals, having soiled their nests in NYC and Chicago, they just pick up and move on rather than cleaning up after themselves.


40 posted on 03/20/2024 5:05:12 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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