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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8432482" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Reverse-Culture-Shock here. Sort of.</p><p></p><p>My brother works in the US (I am an Americanadian...or Canadamerican...take your pick <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> and I live in Canada...since '79). When he told me how much money he and his wife make...wow! You're RICH! Then he told me about Health Insurance and his "hours of work" and "when he works". Nope. Not worth it. Not even close. Sure I paid roughly 40% of my paycheck to the Canadian Government, but I had no issues with it because I knew people, my parents included, who needed to stop work for a while. Nothing in their lives really got disrupted...they didn't loose the house, didn't loose the car, could still feed themselves and go out every now and then for dinner or whatever. All on about 60% of what they were making because of guaranteed Unemployment Insurance for up to...10 months I think it is? Maybe it was 8...can't remember. All the medical tests expenses, flights to see specialists in other cities...all free...including food and hotel stays. So yeah... 40% is a pittance for peace of mind knowing that you won't be tossed on the street to slowly die from, well, everything, the second you loose your job or get seriously ill. Don't get me started on how much it costs to have a child in the US. O_O </p><p></p><p>My daughter was BARELY premature...so the doc decided better safe than sorry, so my wife and I flew down to Vancouver (I'm in Whitehorse; 2200km away; 1600 miles? Ish?) and we stayed there or a month. Cost us nothing other than me for flying back to start work again and get stuff ready for the baby and mommy to come home. The airline gave me about 50% off the ticket because it falls under "Medical and Bereavement", not sure if that's a thing in the US.</p><p> </p><p>So yeah..."I only worked 60 hours this week and only pay $900/month for Health Insurance!"...to me sounds like "My master only ripped out 2 finger nails this week, AND I got to eat the dogs leftovers! No starving for me this week! Yay!" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 8432482, member: 45197"] Reverse-Culture-Shock here. Sort of. My brother works in the US (I am an Americanadian...or Canadamerican...take your pick ;) and I live in Canada...since '79). When he told me how much money he and his wife make...wow! You're RICH! Then he told me about Health Insurance and his "hours of work" and "when he works". Nope. Not worth it. Not even close. Sure I paid roughly 40% of my paycheck to the Canadian Government, but I had no issues with it because I knew people, my parents included, who needed to stop work for a while. Nothing in their lives really got disrupted...they didn't loose the house, didn't loose the car, could still feed themselves and go out every now and then for dinner or whatever. All on about 60% of what they were making because of guaranteed Unemployment Insurance for up to...10 months I think it is? Maybe it was 8...can't remember. All the medical tests expenses, flights to see specialists in other cities...all free...including food and hotel stays. So yeah... 40% is a pittance for peace of mind knowing that you won't be tossed on the street to slowly die from, well, everything, the second you loose your job or get seriously ill. Don't get me started on how much it costs to have a child in the US. O_O My daughter was BARELY premature...so the doc decided better safe than sorry, so my wife and I flew down to Vancouver (I'm in Whitehorse; 2200km away; 1600 miles? Ish?) and we stayed there or a month. Cost us nothing other than me for flying back to start work again and get stuff ready for the baby and mommy to come home. The airline gave me about 50% off the ticket because it falls under "Medical and Bereavement", not sure if that's a thing in the US. So yeah..."I only worked 60 hours this week and only pay $900/month for Health Insurance!"...to me sounds like "My master only ripped out 2 finger nails this week, AND I got to eat the dogs leftovers! No starving for me this week! Yay!" ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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