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Old 03-08-2013, 06:00 AM
 
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The richest country(maybe MOST indebted if we account for our deficits) with poor rankings.

Link: U.S. gets 19th place in retirement security rankings - Yahoo! Finance

Retirement Security - 19th.
Healthcare Access - 23rd.
Material Well-Being - 38th.

How did we get here? Will it EVER get better?

I mean over a period of time, with decreasing standards of living and wealth - our economy will suffer and this in turn cause social, economical, political and military impacts!!!!
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Old 03-08-2013, 07:57 AM
 
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This is in the wrong forum--should've posted to retirement. Good article--here is the complete list of countries. Some are a surprise--Israel for instance. That place is hella expensive.

Don't get your title either. What does this have to do with immigration? People will still come to the US to make money. They will just spend it somewhere else. In fact, it's more and more looking likely I'll be retiring overseas myself.
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Old 03-08-2013, 10:24 AM
 
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This is in the wrong forum--should've posted to retirement. Good article--here is the complete list of countries. Some are a surprise--Israel for instance. That place is hella expensive.

Don't get your title either. What does this have to do with immigration? People will still come to the US to make money. They will just spend it somewhere else. In fact, it's more and more looking likely I'll be retiring overseas myself.
Moderator, please move this positing to Retirement.

Well, you want immigrants to come here, make money here and spend money here. If they come and spend elsewhere - then its money out the door!

I don't blame you for wanting to retire overseas. Good luck
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Old 03-08-2013, 05:09 PM
 
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Where ya been ? The wide European immigration to America
ended 80 years ago.
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Old 03-09-2013, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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I keep tellin my parents to leave the country after they decide to retire. As hard as they may try, I think it will be a struggle for them, and many like them, to comfortably retire in the U.S.A. Hope Walmart creates a few million more door greeter jobs, the seniors are gonna need them...
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Old 03-09-2013, 03:09 PM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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Where ya been ? The wide European immigration to America
ended 80 years ago.
You mean 30-ish years ago. The last large group of immigrants were the Russian Jews in the late 70's.
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Old 03-09-2013, 03:30 PM
 
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The richest country(maybe MOST indebted if we account for our deficits) with poor rankings.

Link: U.S. gets 19th place in retirement security rankings - Yahoo! Finance

Retirement Security - 19th.
Healthcare Access - 23rd.
Material Well-Being - 38th.

How did we get here? Will it EVER get better?

I mean over a period of time, with decreasing standards of living and wealth - our economy will suffer and this in turn cause social, economical, political and military impacts!!!!
The opportunities and income for skilled immigrants with in demand job abilities makes this a great country to immigrate to. Just because we have millions who have missed the boat on creating personal success doesn't mean that folks elsewhere can't come here and do it.
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Old 03-09-2013, 11:56 PM
 
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One only has to look to see if any country actually offers more oportunity ;the anser is no. That is unless you think control for a certain income is opportunity.Opportunity si just what the original seetlers here came for and the masses behind them and still coming. If a person doesn't take that opportunity or filas then that is not the nations fault.
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Old 03-10-2013, 07:45 AM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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The opportunities and income for skilled immigrants with in demand job abilities makes this a great country to immigrate to. Just because we have millions who have missed the boat on creating personal success doesn't mean that folks elsewhere can't come here and do it.
What you are missing is most of those "skilled" immigrants which number around 70,000 per year arrived in the US under H1B and L1 visas. They were either brought in at below the prevailing wage (we are not talking min wage BS, we are talking mid 5 figures vs 6 figure salaries) or brought in under contract for a company that has no physical presence in the US. Millions didn't miss the boat, they were placed in a boat with a hole in it. This is why, I a highly skilled American citizen who resides in the US, work in UAE. In the UAE they want quality vs quantity and are willing to pay for quality workmanship.
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Old 03-10-2013, 08:24 AM
 
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What you are missing is most of those "skilled" immigrants which number around 70,000 per year arrived in the US under H1B and L1 visas. They were either brought in at below the prevailing wage (we are not talking min wage BS, we are talking mid 5 figures vs 6 figure salaries) or brought in under contract for a company that has no physical presence in the US. Millions didn't miss the boat, they were placed in a boat with a hole in it. This is why, I a highly skilled American citizen who resides in the US, work in UAE. In the UAE they want quality vs quantity and are willing to pay for quality workmanship.

Glad that is working for you and you found your boat and destination.
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