I agree.. as a US citizen and FAA licensed pilot, I left the states due to lack of job availability and to continue to travel and see the world.. so right now I'm in China, but I'm leaving in a week to CNMI, and I'll continue my aviation career doing charter flights... I'm not doing this for money, but money is a big part of it. I make more right now than I ever did as a flight instructor in the states, and that's still more than any F/O position in any US-based regional airline