Quote from: dkmonk on October 23, 2012, 08:33 amI am not happy with the state of things here. Our country was founded on certain principles and ideas that have now been all but erased by greed and corporate corruption of the government. When Benjamin Franklin was asked was form of government was best, he is said to have replied, " A Republic, if you can keep it." If Franklin were alive today, he would be literally horrified at provisions like the Patriot Act -- its' provisions are just as bad as any that he had to live under, coming from the British Crown. Quote from: dkmonk on October 23, 2012, 08:33 amIf I had any sort of funds I would move to South America and deal with the crime and corruption there than here. My friend moved to Santiago, Chile two years ago and has never looked back. He use to be depressed and paranoid over the current situation in the States, but is now happy and living to his full potential.I think that people have been preparing for an exodus from the U.S. ever since Bush got a second term. If Romney is elected, I think you'll see a lot of people getting out of the U.S. One thing I think you'll find in South America is that there is no appreciable middle class. You have the very rich, and the very poor -- America is headed in that direction. In both places, if you've got money, you can do very well. If you don't....