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I'm not sure how to start this post out. I guess you can call me a fed-up American that has had enough of the way this country is being run. All the unnecessary bureaucracy, the pork-barrel spending, how this whole place is turning into a policed state, all the corruption in the form of the IRS and Federal Reserve, the list goes on with me. I'd like to live in a place where they view prison as a place to help rehabilitate people, instead of looking at it as a business.

A little about me. I am a libertarian at heart. I believe no one should be able to tell you how to live your life as long as what you do doesn't affect anyone around you. I believe in paying for taxes as long as it goes towards something worth-while like universal health care or fixing roads or mass transit or education.

So right now I am looking at all my options. I don't know where to begin, but I'm hoping I can get some feedback on the way of life in New Zealand. My currently profession is computer work (systems administration)... not sure what kind of computer industry New Zealand has or anything.

Perhaps if anyone from the U.S. that has moved to NZ can give me any insight or compare/contrast the major differences.

Thanks!