I was a disgruntled American pilot, so I left the USA, got a JAA license (paid for by my new employer) and make twice what I was in the US. Happy days, right? Unfortunately my rent costs twice what my US mortgage cost and I can't even afford to own a car here, not to mention the taxes and other BS. I'll stay here a while, but I definitely plan to go back to the US and fly with people who didn't buy their job.