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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by curun1r on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @08:23PM (#14354554)
You can go to developing countries. The health care I received in Southeast Asia was quite good and the full cost was significantly less than just the co-pays on my plan in the US. Thailand has a retirement visa that allows for 6-month stays and you can live quite comfortably there for under $20k/yr.
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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by gozur88 on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @09:51PM (#14354971)
I'm sure care is adequate in many developing countries if you get the clap or get injured in a car accident. But I'm skeptical you're likely to get as good cardiac or oncology care.
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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @10:49PM (#14355244)
Cardiac and oncology care is top notch in Thai and Indian facilities where Westerners would patron, based on my medical tourism research.

Dat arbitrage!

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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by gozur88 on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:53PM (#14360923)
Sure, but is the same true for the Philippines or Thailand?
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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:01PM (#14361696)
Thai = Thailand in my above comment.

I don't know about the Philippines, but happy to look into it.

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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by incompatible on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @08:43PM (#14354663)
That's an interesting visa, although the monthly income requirement of THB 65,000 would be beyond me.
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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by eatbitseveryday on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @09:44PM (#14354942)
65,000 THB = 1,885.17 USD

That is 37,760 USD / year. Too much?

edit: Whoops, should be 22,622.04 USD / year

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Re:Rich Retirees Are Hoarding Cash Out of Fear by incompatible on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @10:19PM (#14355098)
Yeah, I make nowhere near that much as a retiree.
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