"Mexicare: $250 a year covers it all"

[D.W. Simpson Webmaster]

http://www.azcentral.com/business/ar...icare0830.html

It sounds like the perfect health plan: medical care with no limits, no deductibles, free medicines, tests, X-rays, eyeglasses, even dental work - all for a flat fee of $250 or less a year. To get it, all you have to do is move to Mexico.

As the United States debates an overhaul of its health-care system, thousands of American retirees in Mexico have quietly found a solution of their own, signing up for the health-care plan run by the Mexican Social Security Institute.

"It was one of the primary reasons I moved here," said Judy Harvey of Prescott Valley, who now lives in Alamos, Sonora. "I couldn't afford health care in the United States. . . . To me, this is the best system that there is."

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[Pseudolus]

Vaya con Dios!

[Jasper07734]

Originally Posted by Pseudolus

Vaya con 80s sitcom!

IFYP

[Keep It Real, Yo]

And you can get beans for $0.12

[Wigmeister General]

Before people knock it to hard, I know many people who left the U.S. and are thrilled about the decision.

I even know of an individual who happily turned in his passport after obtaining citizenship from another country. Ironically he is a CPA who never again has to file income taxes.

[Keep It Real, Yo]

Well, many retirees move to places with cheaper housing to get more acreage. I suppose this is just another thingy to make retirement more affordable. And, from what I here, Zihuatanejo is a nice place to fix up a boat and chill.

[Patrick Bauer]

Originally Posted by Wigmeister General

Before people knock it to hard, I know many people who left the U.S. and are thrilled about the decision.

I even know of an individual who happily turned in his passport after obtaining citizenship from another country. Ironically he is a CPA who never again has to file income taxes.

At age 65 or retirement does the U.S. citizen become a positive or negative cash flow? If negative we should be pushing people out. See ya! Don't come back! (If you try we'll shoot ya.)

[Maphisto's Sidekick]

Originally Posted by Patrick Bauer

At age 65 or retirement does the U.S. citizen become a positive or negative cash flow? If negative we should be pushing people out. See ya! Don't come back! (If you try we'll shoot ya.)

That's complementary to my solution to Social Security -- start importing 20-somethings and getting young adults to make more wage-earners.

[Jokebama]

Originally Posted by Patrick Bauer

At age 65 or retirement does the U.S. citizen become a positive or negative cash flow? If negative we should be pushing people out. See ya! Don't come back! (If you try we'll shoot ya.)

They're still negative since SS payments follow them to the new country. The only difference is now they're spending that SS money to support someone else's economy.

[the BS method]

a few overhead costs they managed to do away with:

antiseptics, anesthesia, and medical degrees