Yesterday I woke up and felt Post Election Stress Tension (PEST). My neighbors were celebrating in the street; Facebook friends gleaming - many sharing pictures and statuses like they had defeated some evil or something. It's sad to see the country so divided between rich and poor people; I'm in the "everybody should be a rich person" camp - I've been both and must say that rich far more comfortable, though admittedly, happiness comes from within..
Unfortunately, it's now a virtual certainty that will never happen in the US; the mass of poverty, class envy, racism, substandard education, and public assistance are growing and will accelerate at record rates - kind of like trying to go to work and finding out that you have a flat tire; I don't usually celebrate - unless, of course, there's a required meeting I didn't want to attend. Ah - maybe they were celebrating in the street because they didn't want to work or have prosperity?
Today, I accept that the country has changed - it probably changed while I was asleep a few years ago. In the US, citizens who don't do their own research and/or don't want to be rich are now in the electoral majority. It's time to Redo Every Strategy Today (REST).
Strategy before the change:
* Work in the US, get paid and hold US dollars.
* Invest in US companies.
* Own US property, pay property taxes
* Pay full taxes on all earnings and returns - without professional help.
* Have qualifications that add value in the US.
Strategy after the change:
* Work US and non-US companies and get paid and hold multiple currencies.
* Invest in non-US companies.
* Own no property, pay no property taxes.
* Pay professionals to (legally) minimize taxes.
* International certifications (from a business school in the UK).
* Create a global virtual brand presence for my product.
Tomorrow, I will be A Global Virtual Citizen (GVC).
Epilogue
My vote didn't count; I'm in the minority now. The people have spoken; they decided expand poverty in this country - go for it. I don't have to participate or pay for it.
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