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Originally Posted by DEA
my point is ..we have everything here in the usa...we probably have ur cigars and beer here ..although its not free..im sure we can get it...
can you drive 5 mins to the store and pick up a 1 pound steak..2 pounds of king crab legs..a bottle of wine..fresh fruit and veggies....clean bottled water and a box of tampons...and make it home in time to watch any movie that came out in the last 50 years on your 60inch plasma tv  |
I can do that without even having to drive, or I can call the grocery store up and get it delivered, or get my full time helper to go get it for me so I dont have to get up off the sofa...the days of " The US is the best place to live" no longer apply.
Im not bashing the US, I lived and worked there for 10 years and I love SF bay area but when I moved out and settled down in Hong Kong I realized that my quality of life didnt get worse and since tax is less here I end up taking more home every month.
Most of the people who are complaining about the US $ are ones who live outside the US and get paid in US$....I had a friend who recently travelled from SF to London for a week and he told me he wont be going back till the US$ gets stronger cause it was almost twice as expensive for him than the last time he went.