Anonymous
07/31/2025 12:03
Subject: Re:If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Everything I’ve read says the French tax treaties are the most advantageous of the EU countries for US citizens.
both racist countries pass migrants on to other countries. French send the boats to the uk and the Danes have one of the strictest immigration policies + they love their opt-outs while still maintaining eu membership
interesting choices
France/Denmark poster here. Our possible choices are based on having a community of friends/family in those two countries, as I would not want to retire someplace where I do not know anyone, and is not based on approval for their immigration policies. That being said, I'm not sure that "treating migrants well' is something the US can boast about right now, given that ICE is deporting law abiding people who have lived in the US for decades, who have applied for asylum and/or been reporting to immigration court regularly as they were told, only to be sent away one day without notice--and possibly to some random country.
No one asked you about the US and immigration.
Sure, but they are not wrong.
Anonymous
07/31/2025 11:25
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Live about 75 minutes from Ann Arbor,MI. The daily programs, speakers, events available to enjoy are endless. Over 65 can audit courses at half price of the in-state tuition rate. Summer beaches? Lake Michigan less.than three hours away. Low property taxes. Only problem is a lot of the state once out of a few educated areas is rednecks and MAGA.
75 minutes? Maybe Ann Arbor is nice, but then live in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor is nice. Kid just graduated and we have visited/stayed there a bit over the past 4 years. However, it's turning into a deep blue pocket. According to some posts on reddit, they have a homelessness problem and reports of people (women, especially) being harassed on the streets by homeless peeps. I've not come across this personally, but take it for what it's worth. Winters are still cold. Very. Most of us would be dead and gone before global warming catches up and makes it a 'nice' place year-around, unless of course AMOC kicks in and makes Ann Arbor way more colder that what it is now..
Anonymous
07/31/2025 08:32
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Anonymous wrote:Ideally we want lower real estate taxes, close to DMV, some diversity.
Where have you considered?
Do you mean lower real estate taxes to buy, sell, title commercial real estate or rental properties?
Or do you mean low property taxes on your primary home places?
Or do you care about state and county/city income tax rates too?
I’d look into Delaware or NC or WV over Dc, MD, PA or VA. Make a chart and compare
Anonymous
07/31/2025 08:20
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Anonymous wrote:Live about 75 minutes from Ann Arbor,MI. The daily programs, speakers, events available to enjoy are endless. Over 65 can audit courses at half price of the in-state tuition rate. Summer beaches? Lake Michigan less.than three hours away. Low property taxes. Only problem is a lot of the state once out of a few educated areas is rednecks and MAGA.
75 minutes? Maybe Ann Arbor is nice, but then live in Ann Arbor.
Anonymous
07/31/2025 08:12
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Live about 75 minutes from Ann Arbor,MI. The daily programs, speakers, events available to enjoy are endless. Over 65 can audit courses at half price of the in-state tuition rate. Summer beaches? Lake Michigan less.than three hours away. Low property taxes. Only problem is a lot of the state once out of a few educated areas is rednecks and MAGA.
Anonymous
07/30/2025 17:57
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
I want to go back to London. My spouse wants to stay here 
Anonymous
07/30/2025 15:56
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Anonymous wrote:why would anyone leave DC area? It is capital of the world.
Not anymore. And the climate is changing to be more like the deep south every year.
Anonymous
07/30/2025 15:52
Subject: If you retire early, where have you considered moving to?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We are looking to leave US and currently pursuing EU citizenship (though we could get retirement visas in many places). Looking at France (outside Paris or Montpellier area ) and Copenhagen right now, but where our kids land is the biggest factor so we will stay put for now or maybe do 50/50. Also trying to understand tax treaties and implications. DH would have to learn French (I’m fluent) but we have friends in both places.
Everything I’ve read says the French tax treaties are the most advantageous of the EU countries for US citizens.
both racist countries pass migrants on to other countries. French send the boats to the uk and the Danes have one of the strictest immigration policies + they love their opt-outs while still maintaining eu membership
interesting choices
France has a lot of Muslims.
France also has lots of Africans.
And?