we can give
everyone in this country a fair chance
at that great american dream
that dream of a land in which life
should be better and richer and fuller
for everyone with opportunity for each
according to ability or achievement
unfortunately the american dream has
been shattered and more and more
americans are finding solutions
to better their life in europe
the cost of living
the inflated housing market the
constantly increasing crime and of
course the political divisions that
happen in the past two years are the
main factors contributing to the
shrinkage and the disappearance of the
middle class in the u.s but what is the
middle class well
if we look into the ancient greece the
definition of it was
people born free self-employed
independent outspoken neither rich nor
poor the middle class american is the
one earning between thirty thousand and
a hundred thousand dollars a year
today seventy five percent say they're
falling behind on cost of living nearly
everyone felt the shift in pricing of
groceries rent gas the price of food has
increased by nine point four percent
this is the largest 12 month increase
since the period ending april 1981.
price is up 10
in the last year my social security is
what i live on
and sometimes i don't have enough food
by the end of the month so many people
are experiencing unannounced rent
increases throughout all the united
states and are barely making it a recent
report from the real estate brokerage
redfin announced that the rent has gone
up on average 15 for 2022
do
rising inflation and turbulent markets
are also terrible news for seniors
nearing retirement but the situation may
be much worse for young americans who
are priced out of the home market unable
to generate wealth and burdened by
mountains of student depth a lot of
millennials don't own is because we are
crushing with student loan debt our
salaries are not matching these rent and
mortgage prices i don't believe it's
necessarily just because millennials
don't want to own a home it's because we
literally cannot and if you think about
it boomers in their 30s owned 21.3
of the nation's wealth today millennials
own barely 4.6 of the nation's wealth
but this it's not only based on the
economic differences on the economic
times we live in it is based on the
concept of how
these generations perceive retirement
for boomers and gen x the idea for
retirement is buying a house and
settling down retirement isn't really a
switch you flip at a certain age anymore
it is a financial state that allows for
the flexibility to make work optional
for millennials this idea is shifting
more towards
travel and different lifestyle choices
and partially this inclination is
dictated by the inflated housing market
prices mortgage rates in the united
states have risen to their highest level
since june 5.55
adding to the pressure on the home
market where demand has decreased
dramatically since its pandemic arabic
at the current 30 year average a
borrower with a 300 000 mortgage would
pay 1
713 dollars a month about 430 dollars
more than at the end of last year and
understandably the more pressure there
is on the average american
the more opportunities it creates for
violence most every major city
experiencing an influx in violence with
crime rates 39 higher nationwide than
before a major undeniable factor is the
increased crime in the past couple years
the pandemic boosted this rate to a 30
percent increase which was unseen before
today big cities are facing a five
percent increase in homicide parents are
scared to let their children go to
school and more and more cities are
reporting fear of civil unrest
north america recorded the largest
deterioration of any region with the
average level of peacefulness in the
region falling by 1.8 percent the u.s is
experiencing a significant fall of
peacefulness with its overall score
deteriorating by three percent
in contrast
europe was one of the only three regions
to record an improvement in peacefulness
with an average improvement in overall
score of one percent
europe remains the most peaceful region
in the world and it's home to eight of
the 10 most peaceful countries the eu
which has 118 million more people and
it's more densely populated than the
united states has less violent crime and
fewer gun deaths you know i live here
and maybe i'm a little bit biased but i
can tell you that i'm definitely feeling
much safer the lights the streets being
lit everywhere helps here in valencia at
least these stats are disturbing and
more than enough to make the average
americans rethink where they want to
live sure the economy plays a big role
and buying a house in france or italy
because it's cheaper is one factor but
also every one of us wants to live safe
quiet
and yet exciting life we moved to
portugal to open a restaurant to offer
our child a better life to build my
happiest life many families move to
portugal spain and it seems everyone is
picking the southern part of europe
before people were oriented more towards
big cities because they're driven by
culture
and now after the pandemic things
shifted a little bit and
beautiful climate and peacefulness it's
pretty much the driving
factor
for these decisions that everyone makes
and many families move to portugal to
spain to southern france to italy
there's so many real estate agencies
reporting
a big increase in americans purchasing
real estate in europe i have personally
seen more and more americans moving to
valencia i really noticed that and there
is one
one more thing
for me
that cannot be really measured or put
into any statistics and this is these
social interactions this for me is very
important and even today i'm still very
impressed with how
genuinely connected people are here and
how much they care for one another and i
don't think this is any special trait of
the character of people living in spain
or living in europe in general i just
think that majority of people that live
here their basic needs are met the
mental health is in a good state and the
obsession with work is not their
primary drive but living with family
living a full life with family and
friends surrounded by your favorite
people and participating in all the
festivities and holidays and celebration
throughout the year for as many days as
you can this social aspect really
contributes and many more average
americans are
shifting their focus towards something
that you can afford and you can really
drink with a full glass of happiness
and we're just in a time where we are
re-restructuring
and re-measuring
what's important and if you can do it
for less why not
you