Ask the same question in 20 years, when US citizens will try escaping the misery of living there if you are not at the top of a big corp.
Excerpt from the CIA world factbook: Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households.
- Most of these stats were compiled pre-internet, before the new "global economy". We have seen through history that from all countries competing all against each other, the ones who succeed are the ones who adapt themselves.
- Corporate America is not driven by its love of "freedom", "free speech" and so on... it is driven by greed. Does it take into account the well being of US citizens ? Most probably not, unless it help its public image.
- We have to remember that wealth needs to be shared. Not so long ago, in 1929, they where lots of people in the US dying of hunger. 78 year is nothing in history ! Things can change ...
Now, taking in consideration that people in the united states are aging at an alarming rate, also considering that students at school have poor grade, ask yourself:
- Do I realize that most of the news from which I base my judgment is provided my corporate America and might be biased to fit THEIR NEEDS ?
- Let say so far I loved the way it is been in The USA since 1975 up to now, do I realize that statue quo is very improbable from now on with the venue of new technology and a global population more aware then ever that wealth comes through education ?
- And finally, which following scenario would I like the most in my older years or for my childrens:
1- Mostly free entry of people through immigration, sometime annoying for their use of different language, culture and religion, but where there is still lots of medium sized business, and community and health services available for its citizens, mostly its senior citizens. These immigrants would be paying taxes in the us, would buy houses in the us and make most of all their spending in the us.
2- A country where mostly the only jobs are on the high side, with people managing call centers, research centers and business done OUTSIDE of the usa, providing a few very good jobs but NOTHING for "regular" people, no career opportunities unless expatriating ourselves outside in India, Asia or other parts of the world.
I understand none of these options seems better then what we used to live, but we have to admit that the world is changing ! Labor cost is driving most big corporations in foreign countries, where workers don´t pay taxes to the United States and don´t contribute to the local economy. The United States could easily become in 20 years a big empty bubble where the medium class will only rely on tourism