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Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by usaphp »

ceejayoz wrote: post #458
usaphp wrote: post #277

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> "life-threatening condition which my US insurance would never have covered" I wonder how is that possible? Insurance plans these days have to cover you even if you have a pre-existing condition, even the cheapest plans cover everything after a deductible, unless I am missing something

Obamacare added three provisions in particular that affected my family. Annual and lifetime caps on coverage were banned, dropping sick policyholders was banned, and all plans were required to set maximum out-of-pocket costs. My family has easily hit the pre-Obamacare lifetime coverage limits and fairly frequently would've hit the annual ones. Our $4k out-of-pocket cap saves us from 10-50k in coinsurance/copays depen…

> "Soon, it looks like they'll be able to."

Based on what? You are just speculating now

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ceejayoz wrote: post #458
usaphp wrote: post #277

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "life-threatening condition which my US insurance would never have covered" I wonder how is that possible? Insurance plans these days have to cover you even if you have a pre-existing condition, even the cheapest plans cover everything after a deductible, unless I am missing something

Obamacare added three provisions in particular that affected my family. Annual and lifetime caps on coverage were banned, dropping sick policyholders was banned, and all plans were required to set maximum out-of-pocket costs. My family has easily hit the pre-Obamacare lifetime coverage limits and fairly frequently would've hit the annual ones. Our $4k out-of-pocket cap saves us from 10-50k in coinsurance/copays depen…

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Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by chc »

mc32 wrote: post #477
mejari wrote: post #472

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>And somewhat ironically, if Hillary had won people would be telling those disenfranchised voters who broke for Trump to listen to the will of the people Hillary wasn't threatening groups of people. Muslims, gays, transgender people, and more are actually in for a worse time in this country. It's not always about just being disgruntled.

While Trump says he will introduce a temporary ban Muslims from problematic places, I don't think I heard him speak against LGBTQ issues --if anything this is one of the things which made "conservative" republicans nervous about him --that in that regard he's pretty open minded (You'd imagine if he had Thiel speak at his convention, that kind of tips his hand). Also saying he didn't care what restroom Caitlin Jenner…

> You'd imagine if he had Thiel speak at his convention, that kind of tips his hand

He also had Ben Carson speak, but the KKK didn't seem to be dissuaded by that.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by dragonwriter »

arcticbull wrote: post #455
Cerium wrote: post #439

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As a fairly young US citizen I'm curious, I thought that most health care plans have an out of pocket maximum that is usually in the low to mid thousands per year. Would this situation not be one that limits the yearly cost that way?

US median individual wage is $39K/yr for males and $26.5K/yr for females [1]. That amounts to an after-total-tax (for a California resident) of $28K/yr for males and $19K/yr for females. Average rent ranges from $500-$3600/mth though for illustrative purposes (taking into account people in expensive places share) let's use $1K/mth for our hypothetical person. [3] That leaves you with $16K/yr (male) and $7K/yr (female…

> website crashes on election n...

US median individual wage is $39K/yr for males and $26.5K/yr for females [1]. That amounts to an after-total-tax (for a California resident) of $28K/yr for males and $19K/yr for females.

The tax calculator you reference includes estimates of sales, property, and fuel taxes (which make up much of the tax total at the incomes here), which are actually rolled into rent, transportation, and general purchases, so you are double counting some expenses.

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Post by rattray »

eloff wrote: post #500
rattray wrote: post #497

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Please keep in mind that many people currently living in the US may feel that they are in "very real danger", or may be soon. We're not taking this lightly. I'm not "disgruntled", I'm concerned that my friends and family may face persecution, disenfranchisement, or even death (eg; nuclear war). You may think that's unlikely, but please respect that it would be reasonable to estimate a nontrivial risk of catastrophe i…

I think we're safer from nuclear war now, at least in the short-term. Hillary was going to continue the hard-line against Russia. Trump will likely come to a civilized agreement with them that deescalates the situation. There's no secret that he's Putin's favorite candidate (while the rest of Europe is in shock right now.) More concerning is his policy with regard to Iran, but the current treaty covers our butts in t…

It's his personality, not his policy, that worries most people.

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Post by qadevleadgrunt »

kalms wrote: post #176
M_Grey wrote: post #15

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Canada would be an odd choice for many reasons, but is probably attractive for the combination of proximity, and cultural/linguistic similarities. For me, I've been looking at Ireland, Denmark, or the Netherlands for a while, and I'd say they're looking far more attractive today than yesterday. Besides, money isn't everything. There is something to be said for not having to deal with the insane evangelicals, bitter u…

My wife is an American and we live together here in Denmark. If you move, please reach out. We'll be glad to welcome you!

How did you handle permanent residency requirements for your wife?

I'm a Danish citizen, with the fiancé being a US citizen - and my understanding is that it wouldn't be easy for us to live in Denmark due to us having an unreasonable burden in demonstrating attachment to Denmark vs the US (https://www.information.dk/indland/2016/07/nye-regler-famili...) --- and with the president-elect having talked about pausing legal immigration for 1-2 years it makes for pretty scary times as my employer currently is applying for PERM status for me (meaning things could be paused randomly by the president - and with no where for us to go but maybe Canada/other European countries)

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Post by xenihn »

colmvp wrote: post #5

Canada seems appealing to Americans until you realize you could be earning more in the U.S. while spending less on a bunch of other things. Don't get me wrong, I love living in Canada and I mostly don't miss living in Bay Area, but most of my friends lament the fact that their salary and career opportunities are a joke compared to what they could have in the U.S. (even adjusting for cost of living).

The situation for devs in Canada is so much worse than in an American tech hub. It's actually pretty ridiculous. Everyone I know in Canada is intent on eventually relocating to NYC/SF/Seattle/LA because the jump in QOL is so huge.

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Post by mc32 »

chc wrote: post #513
mc32 wrote: post #477

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While Trump says he will introduce a temporary ban Muslims from problematic places, I don't think I heard him speak against LGBTQ issues --if anything this is one of the things which made "conservative" republicans nervous about him --that in that regard he's pretty open minded (You'd imagine if he had Thiel speak at his convention, that kind of tips his hand). Also saying he didn't care what restroom Caitlin Jenner…

> You'd imagine if he had Thiel speak at his convention, that kind of tips his hand He also had Ben Carson speak, but the KKK didn't seem to be dissuaded by that.

Do you think no KKK-er voted for Hillary? I'm sure it's a small Venn diagram but I'm sure there were. Just because people will identify with a candidate does not mean the candidate represents their views. We also saw more black voters vote for Trump than voted for Romney...

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Post by qadevleadgrunt »

chris_7 wrote: post #351
klausjensen wrote: post #291

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Pretty good. Lot's of opportunity for an American. Cost of living and taxes are very high, but then there is of course public healthcare, schools and education paid by taxes. If that's OK with you, then go for it.

For Americans coming from NYC or SF, is the cost of living really that much higher?

I can only speak for myself having lived in Copenhagen/Boston/NYC; cost of living is lower in Copenhagen, but so are salaries, expect a huge cut in pay as well as on your ability to live a comfortable life on a tech salary.

In NYC I can do a normal sit down lunch at $40 multiple times a week, without really batting an eye - whereas that would be painful in Denmark - on the plus side you usually have catered lunch which quality, choice and taste wise is not nearly as good, but significantly cheaper and with it being better for team work within the company.

For health care you should expect longer lines and significant delays in case you have a non-urgent issue; whereas that in NYC is something you can handle easily by setting up an appointment on Zocdoc so that you can see a specialist the next day - with it being covered by your health insurance.

On a NYC tech salary I tend to buy gadgets / items as often as I want, if the cost is below maybe $200, in Denmark that threshold is more like $60.

Vacation policies are generally substantially better in Denmark; and workload also being significantly lower.

Pros and cons

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Post by chc »

mc32 wrote: post #518
chc wrote: post #513

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> You'd imagine if he had Thiel speak at his convention, that kind of tips his hand He also had Ben Carson speak, but the KKK didn't seem to be dissuaded by that.

Do you think no KKK-er voted for Hillary? I'm sure it's a small Venn diagram but I'm sure there were. Just because people will identify with a candidate does not mean the candidate represents their views. We also saw more black voters vote for Trump than voted for Romney...

I imagine probably a handful of random KKK members voted for Hillary (there will always be a couple of outliers in any large group), but I don't see what difference that makes. Trump was literally endorsed by the Klan's official newspaper as well as by David Duke himself. This wasn't some random Klansmen voting their conscience — the Klan officially supported Trump and didn't mind having Carson as an ally (why would they? It allows them to say stuff like "How can we be so bad for black people if this black guy is on our side?").
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