Bwahahaha! Rush Vows To Leave the U.S. for COSTA RICA (a country with a Public Option LOL)

[berni_mccoy]

This is too rich. Rush vowed to leave the US if they passed a HCR Bill. But what Rush doesn't know is that he would go to Costa Rica and give up 11.5% of his income for the Public Health Insurance plan called the Caja. The Costa Rican health care system was a single payer system, but as of 2009 is more like a Public Option.

Rush really doesn't think before he speaks.

[jaksavage]

1. Young male sex workers

readily available.
Oxycontin a dime a dozen.
Rush's paradise.

[jdlh8894]

2. Sorry to say

He will probably keep the insurer he has now.It may cost a little more,but he will be able to keep his present plan. Plus,if he generates no income in Costa Rica,he will not pay anything into the program.However,on a good note,they may not accept what insurance he has.

[berni_mccoy]

4. The point of leaving would be to avoid participating in the U.S. Health Care system. If he did that

he'd most likely have to change residency to avoid participating in it and then he'd most likely have to declare residency (and therefore pay taxes) in Costa Rica.

[jdlh8894]

5. Good point!

However,if public option passes,he can still keep what he has.Plus,once he has a visa,it can be renewed and he would(in theory) never be a resident.

[zbdent]

6. I was "informed" a while back that, with his contract,

he doesn't bother with an "insurer" ...

got his hearing back with "out of pocket" expense ... I guess you can have the "best health care in the world" ... if you're making $20 mil a year ...

[jdlh8894]

11. So, in that case,

Why am I concerned where he goes?

[zbdent]

15. like any wealthy person ...

he will get what he can for free when he doesn't have to pay for it ...

but his hypocrisy is showing, if not his ignorance, when he says he'd leave a country which would have a socialized health care system, to go to a country which has a socialized health care system ...

[jdlh8894]

16. Nothing is for free and google is your friend

Check costrarica.com/retirement

Private Insurance

Note: Before the 2008 ratification of CAFTA (the Central American Free Trade Agreement), Costa Rica operated under a government-owned monopoly insurance system. In 2009, international insurance providers began to offer health insurance within Costa Rica.

Costa Rica’s private hospitals and clinics offer high-quality medical care at a tiny fraction of its U.S. equivalent cost. In fact, due to Costa Rica’s beautiful surroundings, medical reputation and very lost costs, the country is rapidly becoming a prime destination for medical tourism.

As of 2009, private insurance is available through INS, the government-owned insurance monopoly. Most plans cover dental work, optometry, and cosmetic surgery in the case of an accident, and neither pre-existing conditions nor annual check-ups are included. Prescription drugs, certain medical exams, sick visits and hospitalization are covered at 70% cost, and surgeon and aesthetician costs are covered at full cost. Currently, private medical insurance costs about $50-$100/month per person, depending on age, gender and other factors.

In addition to INS insurance, expats may also purchase international health care insurance from abroad, which will cover most private hospital costs. Be aware that these plans often cost more than their INS equivalents.

[47of74]

3. Please go Rush, please...

And take Bill O, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity with you too!

[kentuck]

7. Rush is stupid and so are his listeners...

This proves it!

[Canuckistanian]

8. There's almost no country he can go to WITHOUT a public option

I think the capitalist paradise of Somalia, maybe.

[SpiralHawk]

9. Rush to go AWOL from America - How perfectly Republicon

The republicon 'leadership' is a pack of draft-dodging, war-profiteers -- and they have no love for America. Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh proves it again...

"More tax cuts for rich republicons." - Rush ($40-million-a-year republicon propagandist)

[Initech]

10. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, Limpballs.

[tk2kewl]

12. I guess he is becoming a pacifist too

Costa Rica has no military

[Mira]

13. Photos of his future audience and playmates - I took them myself

in Costa Rica

[Qutzupalotl]

14. K&R to counter the freeperish unrecs.

I can't think of a good reason to unrec this, can you?