Let's assume somebody got everything in US that we talked here: IT job, PR, House, etc etc. Now think about: -Safety and almost daily occurance of gun in school -Job insecurity - it can be outsourced any time -Retirement - Social security is going away... cannot save enough of yours... what next? -Skyrocketing health care cost - even after your employer chips in -Culture that was dependent upon gasoline(petrol) and with gas price going up everyday you never know what happens 10 years from now. Most of the cities do not have dependable public transport system. -college education is getting expensive year after year. With federal budget shrinking every year on these title, if you don't save enough your kids may not be able to complete college - with its bad foreign policy you could be an unwanted target -- somewhere, someday, by sombody... who knows? Can some one shed some lights on health care, social security, public safety and public transportation in Australia.