[quote=spdrun]But, unlike most Americans, my main goal isn’t success or money. It’s simply creating a comfortable, controlled environment for myself where I have to do a minimal amount of work.[/quote]

But if that really is your only goal, and by your own admission, Europe has the same equal opportunities, then you shouldn’t *need* america to create a comfotable, controlled environment for yourself where you have to do a minimal amount of work.. In fact, since, by your own admissions, in Europe the public entitlement benefits and social programs are sooo much better than here in America, you should be able to do even less work over there, because after all the government over there will end up taking care of you more than our government does here…And since Europe also has good tech companies, and IT is also in demand there. From your professional perspective, it should be the same there too, if not easier… Right?