"so few Americans move there permanently"
Americans are doing something that shouldn’t be surprising: We’re leaving.
The IRS reported that in 2011 a record 1,788 Americans officially renounced their citizenship, more than in the years 2007-2009 combined. While the number may seem like a drop in the bucket in a nation of 311 million people, immigration officials projected the number to jump more than fourfold to 8,000 in 2012.
And if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that it’s not just 1%’ers leaving for tax reasons, it’s regular Joes and Janes as well.
In his 2011 survey, Adams found something astonishing: In record numbers, young Americans were either seriously considering packing their bags and moving abroad, or had already done so.
Adams’ survey carefully distinguished between those voluntarily moving abroad and those whose move was a requirement of the military, work for the government or a foreign job. He was also careful to ask whether survey participants were in the planning stages or simply considering the option.
Remarkably, he found that 2.5% of households, roughly six million people, were actually already in the planning stages of moving overseas.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/05/the-great-american-migration/#ixzz31nS288Cw
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