1 in 3 Americans would consider living somewhere else

More than one-third of America’s adult population is open to the idea of permanently leaving this country in order to live somewhere else.

A new poll conducted by financial service provider TransferWise finds that 35 percent of U.S. residents would consider living elsewhere — primarily because they believe they could more fully realize their economic opportunities in another country.

The survey, which questioned more than 2,000 Americans, found the greatest interest in abnegating U.S. citizenship lies with young people between the ages of 18 and 34. In fact, a majority of the millennial-generation demographic — 55 percent — indicated an openness to living outside the U.S.

Those who indicate they prefer to remain in the U.S. offer a variety of reasons: familiarity with their homes, established personal relationships, the virtues of American democracy.

But as Breitbart’s Ben Shapiro noted Wednesday, there’s a big gap between the larger percentage of Americans who cite personal ties as a reason to remain here and those who cite more material reasons — like amassing wealth:

The rationales for staying in America, articulated by Americans, are particularly weak: 59 percent say they would stay because “it is home,” another 58 percent say they would stay thanks to romantic and family ties — and then the stats drop precipitously, with just 22 percent stating they would stay for the democratic society, 17 percent for the culture, 10 percent for the good future for children, 5 percent for wealth, 3 percent for low crime, and 2 percent for low taxes.

The poll also found that, “given the right reasons,” even more Americans would consider moving away. If factors like quality of life and cost of living are sufficiently persuasive, 65 percent said they’d be open to moving abroad.

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