&gt; with $10k of financial engineering the problem goes away for forever<p>As an American this upsets me greatly to hear. I feel it makes living abroad, especially to families of average means in this country, almost an impossible feat.<p>I also wonder if only leaving the country for short duration vacation&#x2F;business contributes to the &quot;We&#x27;re the best country ever!&quot; mentality here and the &quot;Wow, look at those weirdos over in America&quot; mentality abroad. Or maybe that&#x27;s just me paying too much attention to the news lately.