A solution to the growing number of unemployable Americans

[GuyOnInternet]

As I said, you can live in another part of the US and have a decent job with a low cost of living. You don't have to move to another country for that reason. If you can move to the Philippines you can move to Arkansas.

I can't live on 3 dollars an hour in Arkansas.

 

[GuyOnInternet]

Why on Earth would Americans leave the US for low paying jobs? They can get low paying jobs here without having to live in the Philippines. If they can't afford the cost of living here then they get government benefits. Why would they want to live in a dirt floor shack in a third world country and no AT&T store to buy their smartphones?

You can live on 3 dollars an hour in some countries comfortably. Show me one place in the USA where that is the case.

 

[GuyOnInternet]

Your field is still in the US and it pays and you can live in a low cost area in the US. It doesn't have to be Arkansas. We have 50 states. You don't have to live in the most expensive ones. And, you said yourself that your "field" would tax you in both the US and another country, making your move unrealistic.

For some reason, and you're not telling us, you want to get the hell out of the US and it doesn't have to do with economics. You are letting your hatred of something cloud your judgement into making a stupid decision.

Move if you want, the US isn't forcing you to stay but, beware, it sounds to me like you are just going to make your life more miserable than you feel it is right now. Get rid of your emotions and think clearly if you really want to better your life.

I was making 135,000 a year in America working two jobs. I went to the Philippines and took a job making almost nothing doing manual labor, except I liked it and stayed. Everything was great. Then one day I went to take a piss and solid blood came out. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic cancer. Philippino and American doctors both said I was terminal and were talking about palliative care. I went to another country where the doctors were willing to actually fight the cancer. I used my entire life savings to pay for treatment. I did metabolic treatment where you combine fasting with standard chemotherapy. I went 30 days without eating when I first got there, then ate a ketogenic diet once a day 5 times a week. I fought back and got it into full remission. Now I am in America trying to get a job so I can get medical insurance. Hundreds of applications and no responses. I am going to get a job and I am going to get preventative treatment. I am trying to get relocated to the Philippines where I can hopefully have a productive future.

 

[Independent thinker]

I can't live on 3 dollars an hour in Arkansas.

I don't understand why you say shit like that. No one in Arkansas earns $3 per hour.

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[Independent thinker]

You can live on 3 dollars an hour in some countries comfortably. Show me one place in the USA where that is the case.

Who pays $3 per hour in the US?

 

[Concerned American]

Or I saw a file where you had a certain number of credits for working, and if you got below x amount of credits you were killed.

(Obviously I'm being right wing here, not actually being a serious human being)

Projection. This point was presented by the Soros Great Reset. Own it

 

[Concerned American]

I can't live on 3 dollars an hour in Arkansas.

If you found a job in AR for that wage, they are in violation of the state's minimum wage law. I think it more likely that you are a leftist liar.
As of January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Arkansas is $11.00 per hour. This rate has been in effect since 2021 and is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
rmp.law paycom.com

 

[Independent thinker]

I was making 135,000 a year in America working two jobs. I went to the Philippines and took a job making almost nothing doing manual labor, except I liked it and stayed. Everything was great. Then one day I went to take a piss and solid blood came out. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic cancer. Philippino and American doctors both said I was terminal and were talking about palliative care. I went to another country where the doctors were willing to actually fight the cancer. I used my entire life savings to pay for treatment. I did metabolic treatment where you combine fasting with standard chemotherapy. I went 30 days without eating when I first got there, then ate a ketogenic diet once a day 5 times a week. I fought back and got it into full remission. Now I am in America trying to get a job so I can get medical insurance. Hundreds of applications and no responses. I am going to get a job and I am going to get preventative treatment. I am trying to get relocated to the Philippines where I can hopefully have a productive future.

What city and state are you in? It's hard to advise you without knowing all of the facts. There may be a reason no one is contacting you for work. I've been in hiring for decades and decades. There could be several reasons why no one is offering you work, one being you hopping around from country to country. Most employers want to hire someone they believe will be with them for many years. Another reason could be if they know your medical history. Another could be your attitude, which can show through your resumes, etc. What other country were you in when you got the medical care you liked? If you were unhappy with your medical care in the Philippines, why would you want to go back there? Your cancer could return and you weren't happy with their medical care.

 

[GuyOnInternet]

Who pays $3 per hour in the US?

They have to pay more because the cost of living is so high.

 

[GuyOnInternet]

What city and state are you in? It's hard to advise you without knowing all of the facts. There may be a reason no one is contacting you for work. I've been in hiring for decades and decades. There could be several reasons why no one is offering you work, one being you hopping around from country to country. Most employers want to hire someone they believe will be with them for many years. Another reason could be if they know your medical history. Another could be your attitude, which can show through your resumes, etc. What other country were you in when you got the medical care you liked? If you were unhappy with your medical care in the Philippines, why would you want to go back there? Your cancer could return and you weren't happy with their medical care.

I would stay with my next employer for 20 years wherever it is. I would never tell a potential employer my medical history. Our government also interferes with hiring contracts. I tried to set up a contract where I pay a recruiter 50% of my salary until I leave the job (leaving me at least 30,000 a year) if he gets me a job, except there were complications. My last job paid 110,000 a year, that would be 55,000 a year and I would pay all taxes on the original amount.

 

[Independent thinker]

They have to pay more because the cost of living is so high.

Depends on where you live. You can move to a different area that doesn’t have a high cost of living. There are many of them. YOU are the one who said the US pays $3 per hour. Now you are admitting they don’t. I believe you just have an axe to grind against the US. If you can’t get rid of that axe then you should just move.

 

[GuyOnInternet]

Depends on where you live. You can move to a different area that doesn’t have a high cost of living. There are many of them. YOU are the one who said the US pays $3 per hour. Now you are admitting they don’t. I believe you just have an axe to grind against the US. If you can’t get rid of that axe then you should just move.

No. I said the US can't pay 3 dollars an hour because of minimum wage laws and cost of living, The Philippines can and I will take it if I get the chance.

 

[Independent thinker]

No. I said the US can't pay 3 dollars an hour because of minimum wage laws and cost of living, The Philippines can and I will take it if I get the chance.

I don’t know anyone who wished they lived in the Philippines instead of the US.
You are the only one. Your mind refuses to see anything more than what you want to see.

 

[GuyOnInternet]

I don’t know anyone who wished they lived in the Philippines instead of the US.
You are the only one. Your mind refuses to see anything more than what you want to see.

I have lived in both places. I have lived in America almost my entire life. I don't hate my country. I simply want to keep my options open.