Finally, thanks to the ACA implementation, the ancillary medical job market is thriving again. BUT..

[nightscanner59]

Shocked, I tells ya, shocked many of my patients would be to find out how much of my life has been spent by this caregiver sleeping on park benches as a student, and my car when the damn repugnants control our government offices and wrecks the job market.
I'm 54 years old now, and not able to physically handle these economic downswings upon which my travel job is dependent. Since this last period of unemployment, despite having a good financial resume until shortly after the GWB years, my health has suffered, I have no retirement funds or even a hope to be able to save up one again thanks to the long unemployment periods I've had between job assignments and still retire at the age of 64 I had planned on.
Thanks to my republican parents who are reaping now what they have sowed over the years for non-support of their gay son since 16 years of age since I ran away from them to survive on the streets, the financial fluctuations I've experienced for myself with the tide of economic conditions and employment availability, This last stretch of austerity I've had to live through has been a devastating one. I don't bounce back as easily as I did, health-wise or financially from scraping for every penny between jobs.
2016 is truly going to be a turning point for me should any REPUGlican control happen again. I cannot survive another period like the GWB years and after, period. I will give up my whole life's plan, sell my home and maybe move to Sao Paulo. I'm working on learning Portuguese just in case.
Sorry if sometimes I'm redundant in my thoughts here. Finally, I'm going back to work soon, and maybe able to get back on track. But with my life and retirement plans totally blown, no possibility now of recovering ability to retire at 64 as planned, still only now have an empty piece of property with no home on it thanx to this, I can't even think straight anymore. I certainly have learned a hard lesson, and most certainly will take whatever money I can save over the next couple years, revoke my U.S. citizenry, sell my home and move out of the U.S. should any republican control like the GWB years happen again.
Frankly, the more I look at Sao Paolo and other places along the Brazilian coast, nationalized heathcare for citizenry there...

[Demeter]

1. I hear you, nightscanner

It's insane, what this country has inflicted upon itself, out of greed and class warfare.

I've thought of Iceland, myself.

[Warpy]

2. I hear you loud and clear

Most older Boomers have had their savings depleted by Republican engineered unemployment. We've got nothing to look forward to but a life of barely scraping by on Social Security, and that's only if we can find rent controlled efficiency apartments (a room with a bed and a hot plate) to live in and a lot of hoping that we don't get sick.

I despise everything Republicans have done to this country. I hope they start reaping the whirlwind soon.

[jtuck004]

3. If you are really thinking about leaving make sure they want you first. Brazil is looking for

younger people, engineers, people with science degrees. Not people to fill up their health system. I would do some research now b4 the shit hits the fan, as it were.

I agree with you, but it's not as easy as Americans think to get into any of these countries unless you have a way for them to make money from you, and even then work visas are problematic in many areas.

[nightscanner59]

4. demand for my profession there now is about equal to here, but my experience is more in demand

in the larger urban centers both places. However, compared to if the repug's do take the reins here again, the general market will bottom out again with their austerity crap, Paulo and Rio will look better and better.
I don't want to detail this publically, but mine is a specific science degree with a few specific medical condition specific process innovations I invented and carry my last name. During bad economic times, though, testing innovations take a back seat, especially here!
More my barrier to employment there is as yet my largely spotty Portuguese. Working on that too. U.S. is hiring fresh-out-of-school grads over experienced and specialized by the droves. No, I'm not just going to burden their healthcare system, that was a side note, and missed the point.
I've done my homework regarding this all does hinge on how 2016 and possibly 2020 goes. I'd rather just be a snowbird there in north american winter, get some consultant work, which is also some of what I do here now, but that is very spotty.
I do hold out hope that reason will prevail, that future elections will root out the repugnants, and our economy will be able to steadily improve rather than cycle through the dips it takes every time the "fiscally responsible" party take the wrecking ball to the 99 percent of us.
I have done my homework about this, and will continue to do so. Anyhow, it won't hurt to go for a trip or two there in a couple years, enjoy the beach and see how it goes. I do have a few contacts to start with in Sao Paulo.

[jtuck004]

5. There's at least 100 million who would love to see the economy improve at all.

If this is steady, we are all fucked.