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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.
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Mexico is NOT Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a great country with some of the most beautiful spaces you will ever see.
Do not placate a country because of what you have seen, perceived, or have been programmed to believe about your home country. Nationalistic pride has killed too many people. I do not say this to belittle you, I say this to hopefully introduce the concept that all Nation State's objective is to keep their feed of survival in place (tax dollars).
Costa Rica is protected by the USA. Please hold your jabs and comments. Canada is also protected by the USA which has enabled our friends to the north to not have to expend vast sums of money on military. This is a lengthy issue, please do not use it to avoid the discussion in this thread. I know Canada is not a war mongering nation.
You mentioned weather in passing like it was nothing to consider. Weather as proven by study after study drastically effects mood. I lived in the NE of the USA and the weather fucked me up. When I finally moved out of the Tundra and into a place that I could actually live for 10 months of the year, the attitude change was a paradigm shift. People often retort with "I love to ski" "I love to ski mobile"... Okay, these are fine recreations, but what about the other days of the week you need to put on 5 layers, have your fingers so cold you can not move them, and deal with Cabin Fever of having to stay inside to remain ALIVE.
I could go forever, but trust me when I say, if you put down your instilled nationalistic pride (or city, state, etc) and look at another area with a clear mind... only then can you evaluate an area.