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Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by baisq on Saturday June 25, 2022 @05:39AM (#31873819)
That's not a problem if you have money.
Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by hans1729 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @06:04AM (#31873949)
If you don't want kids.

If you do, it's always a factor. Do you want your kids to grow up in a stable culture, or in a declining one? Surrounded by polarization, extremes of all kinds, instability? I consider moving to the US for a couple of years for the money, but the second that kids are on the horizon, I would book a plane ticket to Europe.

Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by jules on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:40AM (#31876127)
I get that you may want to move here if you want to have kids, but isn't Europe declining at least as fast as the US?
Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by mensetmanusman on Saturday June 25, 2022 @05:50PM (#31879008)
European fertility levels are lower than the US, so they are declining faster.
Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by heavyset_go on Saturday June 25, 2022 @06:10PM (#31879155)
Fertility rates are not the only factor in a declining society.
Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by grey-area on Saturday June 25, 2022 @12:50PM (#31876749)
No
Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by heavyset_go on Saturday June 25, 2022 @06:08AM (#31873975)
Depends what you mean by "have money". Plenty of small business owners with a few million dollars in savings and assets have had to liquidate them to pay for healthcare for themselves or their family members. It can cost over $1 million to survive a heart attack in the US, and the disability of oneself or family members can easily cost millions of dollars in healthcare expenses over a lifetime.
Re:Ask HN: Europe to East Coast, does it make sense to move ... by jacquesm on Saturday June 25, 2022 @06:04AM (#31873952)
For that purpose 'having money' is not the kind of money that a typical immigrant from Europe will bring with them, especially not if they still have to work for a living.