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Singular_Lens_37 t1_jbjng5l wrote

I've heard that property values are rising precipitously in New Zealand precisely because the megarich have run the simulations and it's the safest place to be this century.

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KilgoreTroutsAnus t1_jbjo44y wrote

NZ is absurdly difficult to emigrate to, as would be almost all US alternatives.

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Singular_Lens_37 t1_jbjon3m wrote

they have a teacher shortage and will grant visas for teachers.

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BeyoncesmiddIefinger t1_jblng6n wrote

A temporary visa is not a solution for someone trying to permanently live somewhere else. That’s a temporary solution at best and even then it’s still difficult and highly competitive to get there.

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KilgoreTroutsAnus t1_jbluv9k wrote

They provide a 2-year path to permanent residency for teachers who qualify for that program

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Important_Report_859 t1_jblvyi2 wrote

Wouldn’t you have to get an NZ teaching license though? Certainly you couldn’t teach there with a US state license

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starspangledxunzi t1_jbk6mj8 wrote

Well, those playing Global Polycrisis at "Beginner Level" certainly think so. Meanwhile, Cyclone Gabrielle and the increasing seasonal floods on the South Island would both like a word...

(The megarich also think, post-"The Event," that they can control people via shock collars... As recently spotlighted by Douglas Rushkoff, the megarich are actually fuckwits, and as brutal and inhumane as they are profoundly unwise -- clever, yes, I met so many clever people when I worked in Silicon Valley, good at embracing the zeitgeist, good at making money... but clever is so very different from wise... And the rest of this century is one huge monkey trap...)

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Serious_Session7574 t1_jblsmuw wrote

Property prices are dropping now in NZ. The property bubble was not just down to the megarich, more of a supply-demand problem. Prices are still really high, but lower now than 2-3 years ago.

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b1ue_jellybean t1_jbl6lhn wrote

The reason the property values are so high is cause housing here in NZ is often a better investment than the stock market. Also best advice for coming to NZ to live, get wealthy and experienced first. Cause you’re gonna have a high cost of living here and your almost certainly gonna earn less here than you would overseas.

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