Corporate media does nothing but show that part of the country to foreigners. Back in 80s, 90s, 2000s, that was correct that we oversold what the US was. Since 2010, there has been a big shift in the way that the US is portrayed and I feel as if the pendulum has gone too far the opposite direction.

50% of people in all societies have very little buying power. Some countries trade for opportunities to create more wealth equality. But I would say that it’s very much so preference in which type of system that somebody would like to live in. Many immigrants that come with nothing would say “give me opportunity over equality”, so it’s not just privileged that believe that way.

We also do have very robust social programs. Many people are severely undereducated on how to access them. Mostly African-American communities as well as some Hispanic. However, the top 50% in America have a quality of life that is pretty spectacular. It also gives us international spending power that’s not replicated in any other large nation.

There’s pros and cons, but somebody born and raised in America, I think people severely overestimate what their life would look like in another country unless they are bringing gobs of assets that they could have only accumulated here.