Do you like being a milk-cow for the current regime, your labours being rewarded with theft, indignation, and a dim future? If so, do not read past this paragraph; click the 'back' button on your browser and be about your business. Now then, expatriation is not as troublesome as it seems, and with a bit of due diligence and some money, you will be able to emigrate to a higher standard of living for you and if applicable your family. The first step is to acquire dual citizenship - by ancestry, by investment, by marriage, or by residency. Ancestry - many European countries offer citizenship if one of one's grandparents were citizens, the most notable being Ireland. Unless you are Appalachian (lol inbreeding), you have four of them, so check to see if either of them were formally citizens of another country, and then whether the country in question offers such citizenship. Investment - certain Caribbean and Baltic countries offer citizenship if one makes a substantial investment. From my analysis, this does not appear to be the most cost-effective option; a Paraguayan passport if anything is good for quite a bit of visa-free travel. 90 days' visa free travel within the Schengen zone is a hard deal to beat. Marriage - again not recommended due to the more permanent ramifications. Residency - certain Latin American countries will confer citizenship if one resides there for a certain length of time e.g. Argentina, and two - DR and Paraguay - offer citizenship just for holding a residency permit for two years. I recommend DR if getting more than one person citizenship; the bulk of the cost of Paraguay comes from travel and one cannot split plane seats. The second step is arguably more difficult - to find a position if one is not a pensioner or living off savings. The most popular option is to teach English, though there are opportunities in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Some did well in China; I think it is more risky, and South Korea pays better. If one has a 401K or money otherwise held hostage, cash it out and damn the taxes while they are still halfway reasonable. It is an easy grab and you could get a higher return. It can be a supplement, or even the sole source of income. It is not difficult to live off investments even on $100K; a 15% return implies $15K/yr which is a respectable income in most of the Latin countries. On that note - I have been advised to look at Mongolia. I purchased MNGGF through my trust and quadrupled my money. The third step - if it applies - is to renounce US citizenship. As the odious regime in DC lays claim to any income its subj...er...citizens earn, it is necessary so that one does not face extradition for tax evasion. This has become more difficult in that one must kowtow and beg their permission to be rid of that albatross; UN conventions notwithstanding, the regime is not obliged to do so. A $500 fee was instituted not long ago, and certain embassies have a 18-month wait period to get an appointment. Once said citizenship has been disposed of, in order to visit the much-ballyhooed United States, one must apply for a visa unless one's new passport is from one of the following countries: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#countries In summary, approach this great matter as one would an explorer or nomad; if you are white or Arab, that is what you are. Your ancestors explored and subjugated much of the world, therefore, it is not beyond your grasp to emigrate and make a new life for yourself. It is within you to do so, all that is needed is the will. I am in the process of expatriating and would be happy to provide what advice I can, or point you in the right direction. Remember Atlas - shrug with the shoulder, not the back.
