Originally Posted by anticipation

Anyone else believe that the next 2 or 3 presidents will all have to deal with a brain drain from US citizens who defect to more liberal European countries? I see governments like those of Spain, France, Switzerland, etc. giving more autonomy to their local judicial and legislative branches that can effectively handle social and economic issues. However, with the rash of idiotic/oppressive laws that are being signed into existence has a majority of young intellectuals upset at this country's political system. Will we see a migration en masse of college-educated academics leaving the country for less restrictive waters? or will they side with the government and become puppets for conglomorations like big pharma/big agro/big everything?