Recently, the news about a large number of wealthy Americans immigrating overseas has sparked heated discussions.
On November 1, according to a report by NBC News, Wallack, director of the private client group at Henley & Partners, which provides international immigration advice to wealthy people, said that the current immigration demand in the United States is unprecedented.
Wallach said that wealthy Americans have become the company's largest customers for the first time in history, accounting for 20% of the company's business, more than any other country, and the number of Americans planning to immigrate overseas has increased by at least 30% in the past year.
And now, this trend is accelerating.
Arton Capital, which provides immigration advice to wealthy people, said in a recent survey that 53% of American millionaires said they were likely to leave the United States after the election, regardless of who was elected.
The rich people who most want to leave the United States are those aged 18 to 29. Among them, 64% said they are very interested in moving overseas by obtaining a golden visa that allows them to invest in residency.
As the world's largest immigration country, the United States has always attracted countless overseas immigrants, and a large number of wealthy people are trying their best to go to the United States.
Why are the wealthy Americans fleeing the United States? The main reason is not to avoid taxes.
Because Trump has repeatedly stated that if elected, he will cut taxes for the rich.
This is a very friendly policy for the rich. However, a large number of wealthy people still choose to leave the United States because they feel fear and danger.
The last time Trump lost the election, the riots on Capitol Hill launched by his supporters still make people feel scared.
This time, who knows what will happen, but no matter what, it will most likely be more terrifying than last time.
Moreover, robbery and violent crime in the United States are spreading rapidly, making wealthy Americans deeply uneasy.
On August 28, something happened in California, USA, that made wealthy Americans uneasy.
An international gang of thieves is robbing wealthy homes and businesses in Southern California, according to the Los Angeles Times.
For years, a multimillion-dollar criminal tourism scheme has existed in Southern California, facilitating thefts across the country.
It is reported that a car rental company in Los Angeles provided vehicles and fake IDs to criminal tour groups from South America and guided them to locations in and outside California to commit thefts.
These overseas criminal groups, in the name of tourism, carry out large-scale robberies across the United States, and wealthy Americans suffer greatly.
Coupled with the shortage of police force in California, the wealthy are worried not only about property loss but also their own safety.
These criminal gangs basically commit crimes with guns, and when they encounter danger, they are likely to shoot and kill the first time.
Even if rich people hire bodyguards, there is no guarantee of absolute safety.
On the other hand, zero-dollar shopping is rapidly becoming popular in the United States and is growing in scale.
On October 11, something happened in Chicago, USA that shocked the whole country.
Chicago police said that a group of thieves robbed a freight train on the West Side of Chicago and six people have been arrested.
According to (Chicago ABC), a drone captured the entire process, which was jaw-dropping.
The gang consisted of about 100 people. They divided the work and cooperated in an orderly manner. Without any panic at all, they quickly unloaded the cargo from the train into the large and small trucks nearby.
From a distance, it looked like a train was unloading cargo, and the scene didn't seem too out of place.
French netizens exclaimed: It seems that the zero-dollar shopping in the United States has been upgraded again!
100 people, as long as the average amount per person does not exceed US$950, it is legal.
Some netizens also said: This is simply the American Railway Guerrilla! The zero-dollar shopping law passed by California in 2014 may seem insignificant, but it actually laid the groundwork for the subsequent unrest in American society.
Coupled with the out-of-control of guns in the United States, one person dies from gun violence every 12 minutes.
The combination of zero-dollar shopping and out-of-control guns will be bad news for American society.
Coupled with the proliferation of drugs, there are many drug addicts even in wealthy areas, and Sleepy Joe's son Hunter is one of them.
Not only that, infrastructure in many parts of the United States has been stagnant for nearly 50 years.
Bridges collapsed one after another, the city's roads were full of potholes, and the construction of high-speed railways was seriously lagging behind.
Apart from the airport, there is basically nothing impressive about all other infrastructure.
In the foreseeable future, the chances of improving the United States' backward infrastructure are very slim, almost impossible.
American politicians prefer to spend money on the military, such as generous military aid to Ukraine and Israel.
The increasingly turbulent society and aging infrastructure have caused deep concern among America's wealthy.
Perhaps it is time to consider leaving the United States. It is not difficult for these wealthy people to find a safer place with more convenient transportation.
According to the latest data from the Pew Research Center, the share of income going to the middle class in the United States is declining sharply.
In 1970, the income of middle-class families in the United States accounted for 62% of the total income of American families.
By 2023, this proportion will drop to 43%.
After the hollowing out of the U.S. manufacturing industry, the income of the American middle class has gradually declined.
The proportion of the middle class has also dropped from 61% in 1971 to 51% in 2023. If a large number of rich people also leave the United States, along with their assets, the United States will decline rapidly.
Don’t forget that the US national debt has exceeded 35.95 trillion US dollars, equivalent to RMB 25.6 trillion.
The average debt per capita is 107,000 US dollars, or about 760,000 RMB. The annual national debt interest is 1.2 trillion US dollars, or about 8.5 trillion RMB.
The U.S. government's fiscal deficit is as high as 1.83 trillion U.S. dollars, or about 13 trillion yuan.
Such a country may seem bright and beautiful on the surface, but once it begins to decline, its speed will be far beyond everyone's imagination, just like what happened to Evergrande back then.
Before the United States declines, its wealthy people will definitely find ways to transfer their assets out of the United States.
I just hope that the decline of the United States will not cause major disasters to other countries.
The worst outcome is that the United States becomes desperate and launches a large-scale war, which will not only accelerate its demise, but also drag the world into the abyss.
A gradually declining America is in the interests of all countries in the world.
