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<blockquote data-quote="Travel Museums" data-source="post: 954552" data-attributes="member: 11817"><p>Being cynical and satirical for emphasis but this is the way the world works. Big US companies have it on lock. Our war machine keeps everyone in line and sucking our tit. </p><p></p><p>The only threat is minor but horrific interruptions from terrorists and the occasional rogue state. Look how hard we push back when those fuckers try to change the dynamic. </p><p></p><p>There are terrific investments outside the USA. Higher returns for sure. But I do not gamble with my money on things/places I don't fully understand. Or it's about having confidence in the state protecting my interests. </p><p></p><p>Say you invest in S&P500 company equivalents, spinoffs, etc in Brazil. Huge market for growth. But massive infrastructure and corruption issues. Maybe the government or currency dissolves. Maybe some schmuck general tries to take over and run shit. Maybe they nationalize key industries and default on debt. Not worth the headache when the USA is so stable long term. </p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to become mega rich. I'm trying to have a free time and location free lifestyle that nets me $2000-3000 to live while preserving as much capital as possible. </p><p></p><p>It's more like $1200-2000 right now. I fucked up in the dot com and lost a third. I saw the Great Recession and cashed out but was way too cautious getting back in. </p><p></p><p>Even in the USA we have massive corruption, fraud, failure to protect working class interests and regulating/punishing big business cheats stealing wealth. </p><p></p><p>But somehow the economy always bounces back in 5-10 years and grows and grows. It's not Harry Potter waving his magic wand. It's not the invisible hand bullshit. It's our military industrial complex putting our interests above everyone else in the world. </p><p></p><p>Why do you think so many people envy, hate, want to live here? Why do you think they attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Symbolic sure. The nexus of our trade and the bulldog that protects it. It didn't work. We kept on rolling right along. The housing crisis had more of an effect. </p><p></p><p>The only place where two grand isn't baller is the USA and some other big Western countries regions. Maybe some other world cities but there's ways around that like living with a woman. You take advantage of your wonderful US Passport privileges to roam around and always favorable dollar exchange rate. You even get a nice bump in sexual market value in half the inhabitable continents. </p><p></p><p>These are all wonderful advantages given to you by crazy things we did like outspending the USSR and our top notch entertainment/product industries mindfucking the world's idea of beauty. You can shout it down with a megaphone. Or you can passively take advantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travel Museums, post: 954552, member: 11817"] Being cynical and satirical for emphasis but this is the way the world works. Big US companies have it on lock. Our war machine keeps everyone in line and sucking our tit. The only threat is minor but horrific interruptions from terrorists and the occasional rogue state. Look how hard we push back when those fuckers try to change the dynamic. There are terrific investments outside the USA. Higher returns for sure. But I do not gamble with my money on things/places I don't fully understand. Or it's about having confidence in the state protecting my interests. Say you invest in S&P500 company equivalents, spinoffs, etc in Brazil. Huge market for growth. But massive infrastructure and corruption issues. Maybe the government or currency dissolves. Maybe some schmuck general tries to take over and run shit. Maybe they nationalize key industries and default on debt. Not worth the headache when the USA is so stable long term. I'm not trying to become mega rich. I'm trying to have a free time and location free lifestyle that nets me $2000-3000 to live while preserving as much capital as possible. It's more like $1200-2000 right now. I fucked up in the dot com and lost a third. I saw the Great Recession and cashed out but was way too cautious getting back in. Even in the USA we have massive corruption, fraud, failure to protect working class interests and regulating/punishing big business cheats stealing wealth. But somehow the economy always bounces back in 5-10 years and grows and grows. It's not Harry Potter waving his magic wand. It's not the invisible hand bullshit. It's our military industrial complex putting our interests above everyone else in the world. Why do you think so many people envy, hate, want to live here? Why do you think they attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Symbolic sure. The nexus of our trade and the bulldog that protects it. It didn't work. We kept on rolling right along. The housing crisis had more of an effect. The only place where two grand isn't baller is the USA and some other big Western countries regions. Maybe some other world cities but there's ways around that like living with a woman. You take advantage of your wonderful US Passport privileges to roam around and always favorable dollar exchange rate. You even get a nice bump in sexual market value in half the inhabitable continents. These are all wonderful advantages given to you by crazy things we did like outspending the USSR and our top notch entertainment/product industries mindfucking the world's idea of beauty. You can shout it down with a megaphone. Or you can passively take advantage. [/QUOTE]
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