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Originally Posted by Barefoot
Thanks DM. The best thing about TV and TOTV is the wonderful people we've met. And we love escaping the Canadian winters, which we once enjoyed. We just wish we could stay longer! You Americans are lucky to have such a grand choice of sunny places to live!
Rubicon, honestly, I find it hard to believe reports of 86,000 Canadians moving to Florida to avoid taxes. I'm sure there are lots of Canadians who would like to move to the US, but it's not easy at all to get a US Work Visa. It's true that we have high taxes, and a lot of social programs. And of course, "free" health care means higher tax rates! We find Florida delightfully inexpensive.
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Barefoot: I appeciate your posts. Please understand that I am only re-stating information provided in this article. According to the Sun Sentinel the 86,000 Canadians came to florida to buy a home and retire. The article contiued to explain that probably double that amount is utilizing trust corporation or partnerships to make the transfer.
I posted it because of the health care issue irrespective of the time limiations 6,7,8,9 months. The article left me with the thought that these folks abandoned their health care to move here because overall it was more economical to move here and purchased health care here. Most important the article did used the word "permanent" when describing the move to Florida.
Every Canadian i met in TV told me they had to return to Canada within 6 months, as did a woman I met from Wales.