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Or work on having the means to move to a country with a more sensible health care system before you reach that point.
by shakestheclown 8y ago
Or work on having the means to move to a country with a more sensible health care system before you reach that point.
- rbanffy 8y agoAnd you can move before reaching that point. It'll be a lot easier.
- rconti 8y agoWell, you need the means. Not just the cost of moving; the residency or citizenship.
- gt_ 8y agoIsn’t that basically a matter of paying for it in some form?
- zaarn 8y agoNo, a lot of countries require that you take tests and show that you're looking for a job in that country. Of course it'll also cost money. For my country the following applies: * Must have residency permit, permanent or temporary with intent to be permanent * Must pass residency exam (tests language, law, etc.) * Must be living in country for 8 years minimum * Must have independent source of income that isn't social welfare or unemployment benefits * Sufficient knowledge of local language * Must not have been convicted of a crime * Must pledge to the democratic order laid out by the constitution * Annulling or otherwise revoking your previous citizenship
- rbanffy 8y agoMost people can get away with a work visa. It's usually much simpler.
- rbanffy 8y agoThat I know of, both Germany and Ireland are very quick to issue work visas if you have a sponsoring company and both Berlin and Dublin have huge tech ecosystems.
- rbanffy 8y agoI forgot Canada. They have a points system for some professions. They penalize age, so, the sooner you move, the better.
- gt_ 8y agoAt 34 now, I hope to. Can anyone recommend countries that are easy to move to? With urban environments and culture, without being too expensive for cost of living? I have tech skills but am not one of the trendy rich engineers. I commit my free time to art, as it brings me life. Unfortunately, it is increasingly unable to bring me survival.
- rayiner 8y agoNone of those countries will have solvent healthcare systems when I'm old, so what's the point? By 2060, Germany's working age population, for example, will be 30% smaller than today. Who is going to bankroll their welfare state?
- shakestheclown 8y agoI don't think it's a foregone conclusion that none of those countries will have solvent healthcare systems. There are steps they can take to improve the currently dire future. And I would imagine that pretty much any projection will show a more favorable situation than the US over the next 30-40 years. Given the choice between a system that looks unsustainable in the future versus one that is currently unsustainable, I'll bet on the future one.