When I first went to Mazatlan, I exclaimed to my friends, "I'm falling in love with Mazatlan!" When we get together with our friends inevitably the questions come up: Are you going to move to Mexico? Why do you want to move? Simon Black the Soverign Man writes,
Over the years I have seen thousands of expats roaming in and out of different countries around the world. In my opinion, most expats fall into seven categories… and chances are you probably fit one of the molds as well:
- PIONEER: You are an opportunity-focused expatriate, and you are willing to relocate solely for the prospect of making a great deal of money and doing something interesting.
- EXPEDITIONER: You are a classical traveler, you want the richness of the expat experience, but you want it to be easy and painless.
- RETIREE: In a way, you want to turn back the clock and find a place that reminds you of home years ago– 1950s America, for example.
- NOMAD: You are a permanent traveler. ...You perhaps have a ‘home base’ somewhere, but you don’t see it for months at a time.
- HERMIT: You shun contact with most of the world because they just don’t get it.
- INTERNATIONALIST: You are a smart, educated, opportunistic professional that is a cross between the pioneer and expeditioner– you thrive on opportunity but need some basic structure to feel comfortable… probably because you have a family or some other obligations beyond yourself.
As long as basic needs are met– safety, schools, healthcare, etc., you are happy and can focus on building a life and a new business. - HEDONIST: You have been successful in life and simply want to enjoy the fruits of your efforts over the years– wine, women, whatever else seems interesting. ...free to jump on a plane to follow your favorite team, see an old friend, or make new ones.
Today, at Zero Hedge Simon Black has stunned many of us with Simon Black Advocates Leaving America As The "Most Effective" Way To Fight The Battle With "The Mob-Installed Government Beast"
The government beast in your home country feeds on debt and taxes, and the best way to win is for bright, productive people to move away with their ideas, labor, and assets. This effectively starves the beast and accelerates its collapse. Then, when the smoke clears, you can move back and help rebuild a free society."That has been my answer recently to the question Why do you want to move? This isn't my country anymore. It has become a country in favor of moral relativism, socialism, political correctness and anti-capital and small business.. The Constitution is just a "goddamn piece of paper!" The regimes we elect are corrupt and can spend the money we earn on mal-investment. In an instant our government can produce $600 billion in soon-to-be worthless paper. Measure that against the sweat and energy we must expend to produce that same value in goods. We must be John Galt and starve the beast before the beast forbids us to leave or forbids us to take our assets out of the country.
