Comments on: Are Wealthy Americans Leaving the Country?

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:34:42 +0000

You know, I met a number of socialist here in San Francisco and the real funny thing about them is this: They hate and despise, read “resent” the wealthy because they have got the money and the power; and don’t you know these same socialist look down on and feel racism and contempt for minorities? Aren’t they a wonderful bunch.

By: Hedgehogrebellion

Hedgehogrebellion — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:54:07 +0000

You are saying it is counter-productive to hate the rich bcuz they work hard and take risks…just like Bernie Maddoff, right?

By: sirloin869

sirloin869 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:35:12 +0000

leading by example…

still waiting on the zombie apokolypse

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:52:21 +0000

The percentage of rich Americans leaving is probably small but so is the total of rich Americans as a percentage of the population. A lot of middle class professional types leave for more money and better working conditions. Given the choice of working for an American company or a foreign one in my industry the offshore job would win 100% of the time. America has changed in the last 35 years. Nobody should be surprised that some people are not in agreement with the direction of that change. So our choices are to stay and make ourselves and a lot of other people miserable because we don’t feel any sense of belonging in what was our country or we pack up and go somewhere that we can be accepted and treated with courtesy and respect. Courtesy and respect for a middle class white boy in America is a thing of the past. Accept and move on. Or just move! It’s a lot easier being a minority in someone else’s country, I assure you.

By: dave

dave — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:43:14 +0000

Americans are leaving of all income brackets, all ages,
.
People cannot afford the high health care premiums,
which two hospital rep’s before congress admitted
fraud,folding in illegals health care to working americans
bills and congress just sat there.

By: matt hooper

matt hooper — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:23:17 +0000

You states Income taxes. What about the other 50 taxes and fees people pay ? Exactly what do Rich take from poor ? Idiot loser.

By: Bob Gross

Bob Gross — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:56:47 +0000

Your observations are a joke. The wealthy in the US enjoy one of the lowest tax rates in the civilized world, and are taxed far, far less than they were in the earlier 20th century. Bought out politicians have fought hard to protect these individuals. As a result, we have the widest disparity of income in the world. It is very simple….the top 1% of Americans live like Jed Clampett AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE. They have pushed for the sale millions of jobs overseas to make higher profits and to bust unions, while 3rd world workers now produce the goods at horrendous wages.
The gig is up. Either pay your fair share, OR LEAVE. There is zero doubt that your “rich and famous” lifestyle is more important to you than your country or your fellow Americans. No problem. Just get out. Now.

By: David

David — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:50:14 +0000

You are wrong. You do not have to give up your citizenship to avoid us taxes. Just move overseas and don’t live in the US. I worked on an oil crew for years. Most of them worked on platforms 6 to 8 weeks and 3 to 4 off. They lived in Belize when they rotated off. There was a large American community there. And, if you did not live in the US, you paid 5% Belizian taxes.

By: DAvid

DAvid — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:24:25 +0000

Though many leave because of taxes still more are leaving because of politics and the police state that USA has turned into.
to the tune of 300,000+ a year now are leaving for good the outcome of all this can’t be good for USA.
When the brightest and richest start leaving in these high numbers what will be left in 5 years time?

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:39:18 +0000

I read the book called Leaving America, and the number of people leaving was around 3 million a year for jobs, education, for a new experience and to retire. The number was much lower than this twenty years ago… I also think that a different type of consciousness exists about traveling then thirty years ago. i worked with all high level professionals in their thirties… traveling and living abroad was what many peoples goals were. I noticed there was a time when people would not consider moving away from where they were born.
Many people seemed to resent the hectic pace of life here. I discuss taxes with people and I’ve reached the conclusion quickly that most people have no idea what the top 1% or top 10% pay and how if effects them and their community …and these are the same individuals that are voting away their own rights ..