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Old 09-05-2005, 05:52 PM  
WarChild
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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Of course you have it good weather-wise and income-tax-wise.... but the question on my mind for you would be..... what things are you giving up in order to live there?

What I mean is.... Well let me first say that the only place I know of that has no income tax on it's people is the Caymen Islands, are there other places similar?

I would be wondering what the standard of health care is like..... what the overall "security" of the country is, and how well-looked-after I'd be in the event of a large scale disaster. Case in point; I've visited Mexico several times, and although tempting in many ways I just don't know if I'd want to live there permanently. In Canada I know that our country is, well, basically safe and secure. I know that our hospitals are as modern and up-to-date as any in the world, and that our government is less likely to go through a military takeover or coup d'etat like some of the banana-republics of the world have experienced.

If you have found a place that allays all those concerns (and possibly others), then by all means if you're feeling charitable please share with me what you've found that's good in the place you now reside. For starters... what country is it? Or... is it an island that is annexed by another country?

Thanks.
I am currently living in Costa Rica. It's considered the jewel of Central America. I highly recommend it for a place to live or vacation.

Costa Rica has a geographic tax law. You pay income tax on money you earn in Costa Rica. I earn most of my money from the United States.

There is no army at all in Costa Rica making a coup impossible.

Healthcare and education?

Costa Rica: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/cs.html

Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.84 years

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%

Canada: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/ca.html

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.1 years

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)

Clearly, Costa Rica is no Mexico. If you'd like to know more, feel free to hit me up anytime!
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