I had thought about expatriating in the sweet by and by, but now I am thinking that for my mental health (and because I found a loop hole and if the job market does not improve to a really good point), it might not be a bad idea to expatriate, probably to Europe. To me it is not even so much that they are progressive or whatever, but the zero sum game of employment does not seem like a meritocracy and if I am going to be stuck in lower wage jobs with no upward trajectory, I might as well do that in an environment that is conducive to my mental health. I know it is not just snapping my fingers and going, but I think I found a way. Also this is a back up plan if I am still not able to find a job in my industry or if some government programs fail to live up to my hopes. When I have travelled (mostly to Latin America) I feel at ease and in my element. While I can't access that now, I can at least move to Europe and escape the time bomb that is the US.