If there was one perfect place, I think that everyone on this site would be there already. Chile is not perfect. But, it ticked all of my boxes and we haven't regretted the decision to move here.

Herb: Happy Birthday! You're never too old. If you're still breathing ... I came to Chile at 50 without speaking a word of Spanish. That was almost three years ago. Now, I have a 15 year old daughter who's fluent and my wife and I are intermediate. Where there's a will, there's a way.

I have dealings with businesses in chile, it is not the place for the freedom you want.

Thanks, will do. My birthday is today, but being 81 pretty much precludes a move to Chile or anywhere else. However, I can pass things along.

Unfortunately, she already passed a tax reform that virtually stopped the economy (no more investments); and the educational reform already has an approved part that will end with the schools that were financed partly privately and part with a subsidy (a very good formula); and now the labor law reform is moving ahead with more restrictions, even for the workers.
The only one left is the new constitution, violating even the law to change it. She is talking of a constitutional assembly, which is only possible if the current congress is disolved.
She already did enough damage. And it is possible that she can do more. And apparently, she couldn't care less about the approval rate.

Yes, they are. Great business model. Pretty poor in terms of basic human rights and freedoms.

Herb: Please refer to the links in my post. My website has lots of valuable information to use in your research. The last link is to my consulting page - specifically to help with those myriad of questions still unanswered.

I spent the month of December 2014 in Chile and fell in the love with the place. Indeed, it is unfortunate that it seems nations go into poverty (a la Greece), then bring in a government more free market oriented to save them, it does, then they revert back to the policies that brought them to poverty in the first place. It must be something in human nature.

As the introduction to Robert LeFavre’s 1959 Book “The Nature of Man and His Government” said: “And thus we see the government is at once both protector and predator. It is not that governments begin in virtue only to end in sin. Government begins by protecting some against others and ends up protecting itself against everyone. This is the course of history.”

I am returning to Chile for the month of November this year. Until the socialists move further down their path, it will be a great place.

If one would consider Chile, there is a lot of research that the individual needs to do. Is there someone or someplace that will answer the myriad questions a Gulcher would need answered. Moving to a foreign country is a very big step, even if it's a move taken with many others.

Interesting side note - Having permanent residency in Chile allows you to vote.

There was valid concern about Bachelet's election. So far, she has just proven to be a power broker. Her approval rating is so abysmally low right now, with even the leftists upset with her, I can't imagine her being able to accomplish any significant number of her campaign promises.

Apparently the Chilean politicians who are Socialists identify themselves as such and don't try to be sneaky by calling themselves Progressives.
I also noticed voters have to identify themselves before voting. Gee whiz, as if someone would cheat. Would Eric Holder call Chile a racist country?

?? To what censorship are you referring?

Well, I'd like to believe your optimistic views are true, but as a chilean, I see a very likely decline on liberties of all kind. Hopefully this government will not succeed changing our constitution to the one she is longing for, which is against private property and economic freedom.

They're very much in support of taking over the world food supply.

What was Monsanto's position on "the Monsanto Law"?

It's not as free as the USA ... used to be. There is paperwork and some restrictions, but you can own guns here.

how do they treat the Right to keep and bear Arms?

I have personally seen how Chile's government is still responsive to the electorate. An on-line petition, against the Monsanto Law, garnered millions of signatures. The law, presumed to be a shoe-in, was stopped in its tracks.

Chile is under consideration. Chile's government is more reasonable than most. Wikipedia has a site that describes its politics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic...