Comment by tharkun__

    enormous exit taxes

Huh? Can you speak more about that?

    much of the western world in a similarly bad state

That is the real crux. The only chance so to speak is to go to a western country that's in better state, though it's not necessarily gonna be a good state.

    The US honestly seems like the best option right now

That probably depends on various things. Are you a white male with the right job? Not too bad. Are you male and the wrong job or you might like other men? Much less good. Are you female or non-white? You may want to reconsider. Not that the AfD isn't gonna be problematic in those regards but the US is definitely going into a bad direction that way.