My employer is a lot more dependable than the US government.
If you trust the overlord you didn't choose more than the one you did, then you might want to rethink your career.
My employer is a lot more dependable than the US government.
If you trust the overlord you didn't choose more than the one you did, then you might want to rethink your career.
What’s more likely - your company is going to get rid of you in the next five years or the government is going to take away your citizenship?
Did you try to get insurance on the open market before 2012 with a pre-existing condition? Every other industrial country in the world has health insurance not tied to your employer. Even smaller countries like Costa Rica and Panama have better more affordable insurance. Yes I’ve done my research on caja, Costa Rica’s national health care system. We will be staying there a couple of months in the winter starting next year and it’s our Plan B to retire there.
I got my job because I had a life threatening illness at the time. My employer saved me when no one else would. After spending all that money saving my life, it'd be a shame if they got rid of me before I had the chance to fully repay their kindness. There are a lot of other good countries where you can go for care. For example, if you have an impressive looking GitHub then Audrey Tang will give you a gold card. That's privileged elite immigrant status and you don't even need a college degree. You get your gold card. You go to Taiwan. The place where some of the greatest people in the world (e.g. Jensen Huang) are from. You're under no obligation to get a job. You get free health care. The ER waits are ~15 mins. If your heart bleeds red instead then the Chinese also say on RedNote that if you're a sick American, then just come on down to China and they'll treat you and take care of you, no matter how bad it is, or how long it's going to take.
You know you’re arguing my point for me that universal health care provided by taxpayer funds is better than depending on your employer for health care?
And becoming a permanent resident of Costa Rica is just a matter of either proving you have $1000 a month in guaranteed income as a retiree or $2500 a month in passive income or put $60K in a local bank account and they will dispense $2500 a month to you. They don’t tax foreign income.
The best thing about Costa Rica is the Sloth Sanctuary.
You and your wife should send me photos of yourselves with the sloths when you get there.