"If the market ever gets bad enough that I can't peddle my wares here, then our country is in an extremely dire situation, and I will probably end up doing what I do in China since they haven't the skill set to compete, and will have a huge need for my services there..."

I am not understanding that last step, Ben. By the time something like that appears necessary to you, hasn't the S already HTF? This economic 'problem' (okay, 'disaster') is worldwide, not just us -- we're all going down together if we go.

Our government went for the final solution, printing a lot more money as a solution to the economic problem. Europe is doing the same. Japan and Greece are already in trouble. Why would China need your services when no one will be buying what they're selling?

Do you really see a happy ending for this problem? Not just for yourself, but for all of us? It looks awfully scary to me.

Sue