There was an article in yahoo, that appeared a few days
back. It was a survey about migration to another
country.
Where are you from? Would u consider moving your family
to another country for greener pastures?
I'm from Asia and though we are not rich, we live a fairly
comfortable life... our own house, a family car, two live-in
housemaids/ nannies, yearly vacations.
What we don't have, which makes us envy developed countries are
: free medical services including medicines (our company
provides for them to a limited extent), free quality education (we
put our kids to expensive private schools), and we don't have,
what you call 401K fund.. Though we live fairly comfortably,
we worry about when we grow old.. most American senior citizens go
to cruises, vacations. I'm not sure we'll be able to
afford that.
We might not have the 401K savings, the company usually provides an
amount for years of services rendered, and our plan is to use the
money to infuse more capital in our small business. We
established a small company that we can focus on, after we
retire.
What's the direction of your family?
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Posted by Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:15pm PST
Report AbuseIf the Health Care bill is signed into law, I'm packing. If cap and trade is signed into law, I'm out. I fought for this country, I raised a kid to adulthood loving this country, and I would die for this country but, if the majority has become Marxist sheep, then I'm gone. I won't pay for a single bum. I'd rather sit on a beach in Belize drinking a couple fingers of anejo tequila on the rocks. In other words, yes.
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:11pm PST
Report AbuseIf you have TWO live-in housemaids/nannies, why do you need free medical???????
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:11pm PST
Report AbuseI'm with KittenKaboodle. Australia is probably the only other country I'd consider.
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 3:34pm PST
Report Abuseharley --- because i might get diabetes or cancer someday... and the state will not shoulder our medical bills. and all our savings will go down the drain..
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 3:50pm PST
Report AbuseYou're concerned about financing your retirement. Do your two live-in housemaids/nannies have similar concerns? Are they relatives, or were they kidnapped so you get em for free? Don't glamorize free medical, because it's financed by those who can afford it and enjoyed by those who can't. If you're not poor, you will pay one way or another. And you'll be on a waiting list for care. If you have live-in help so that you don't have to care for your own children or clean your own mess, you're not poor and you exceed comfortable by American standards. I'd move to another country only if I would be afforded the same freedom I currently enjoy as an American.
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:31pm PST
Report AbuseI'm from NY, and also a first-generation American in my family. I'm always interested in visiting other countries for their culture and whatnot, see how it is in other places besides America, maybe for a month. But I can't imagine myself not living in America. What if in another country you don't have your freedom of speech, the government is corrupt, you can't do this or that, etc. I saw a lot of australias in previous comments, I extremely hate being hot lol.
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:28pm PST
Report Abusethe grass is always greener on the other side
where every you live your going to have some]
problems be happy with what you have
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Posted by Thu Nov 5, 2009 6:02pm PST
Report AbuseI'd like to live in another country, but it's not because America is somehow lacking. I'd like to move to Paris for a few years. Maybe Sydney? Maybe Japan? Just because it's different.
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