For years, promises to leave the United States in the wake of an undesirable political development have been the domain of liberals. Celebrities such as Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon all at some point suggested they would move to Canada if a Republican won the White House.
(There's even a Facebook group around to motivate them, complete with a helpful link to Canada's department of citizenship and immigration.)
While most of those were empty threats, there are notable exceptions: Film director Robert Altman moved to France after George W. Bush's victory in 2000; Law & Order star Michael Moriarty shipped off to Canada well before that.
But now the decidedly non-liberal Rush Limbaugh has made a similar move, telling his audience he will move to Costa Rica if health care reform becomes law. And now the only question that remains is whether Limbaugh will make good on his word, or join the ranks of the empty-promisers.
"If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself?" a caller asked Limbaugh on his radio show Tuesday.
"I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica," Limbaugh replied.
This audio is from Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show, broadcast March 8, 2009 and uploaded by Media Matters.
The Costra Rican system isn't superior to what we have here, GO65, as things stand TODAY.
Rush's point was if this nationalization were to happen, THEN it would be superior.
He's correct. Got a couple of friends that have relocated, they flat out love it, not just the healthcare but the business opportunities, the tax system...and of coure the climate. I'm thinking of taking a trip to look around sometime this year myself.
Whats hilarious is the MSM totally misrepresenting what Limbaugh said, and once again demonstrating how biased they are, to the point they flat out lied.
The Costra Rican system isn't superior to what we have here, GO65, as things stand TODAY.
Rush's point was if this nationalization were to happen, THEN it would be superior.
Costa Rica has a single-payer Canadian-style system, which goes much further in terms of socializing medicine than either the House or Senate bills are proposing.
So again, shouldn't Rush support bringing that kind of system to the U.S. so he doesn't have to leave?
He's correct. Got a couple of friends that have relocated, they flat out love it, not just the healthcare but the business opportunities, the tax system...and of coure the climate. I'm thinking of taking a trip to look around sometime this year myself.
Hmmm, so a country with a Canadian-style single-payer system that guarantees universal healthcare is doing great? Well I'll be darned. Don't you think we should implement the same system here then?
Costa Rica has a single-payer Canadian-style system, which goes much further in terms of socializing medicine than either the House or Senate bills are proposing.
Yep. but the fact remains it isn't 'superior' to the system here. Nor is the Canadian system.
Yep. but the fact remains it isn't 'superior' to the system here. Nor is the Canadian system.
And yet a few posts ago you mentioned your friends love it there. How can they love a place that has socialized its insurance system?
And why would you argue that a Canadian-style singer-payer system is preferable to the House or Senate bills, neither of which goes nearly as far in terms of socializing medicine?
And yet a few posts ago you mentioned your friends love it there.
They do love it there. They like the taxation, they like the climate, and yep, they like the healthcare system. But they don't claim its 'superior' to the system here as it relates to quality of care.
And knock off the putting up things I never said. If you want to debate it, fine by me. But I'm not playing Chrissy mathews style bullshit with you.
They do love it there. They like the taxation, they like the climate, and yep, they like the healthcare system. But they don't claim its 'superior' to the system here as it relates to quality of care.
They like a Canadian-style single-payer healthcare system that even provides coverage to undocumented aliens.
I have time to note you are experiencing one of your more childish days in the forum. Takes 15 seconds.
I don't have time to write out a difference with you, only to get that juvenile crap in return.
Ohhhh poor wittle baby, maybe you need to go to a forum somewhere that is much more deserving of your immense 'talents'. Why don't you get Mudboy to start one, then you two can post song lyrics to each other all day long. There's certainly nothing juvenile about that.
I have time to note you are experiencing one of your more childish days in the forum. Takes 15 seconds.
So again you had time to tell me you don't have time? Or now you have time?
Maybe you should head to Costa Rica, I hear the health care is pretty good down there.
Seriously, whenever you feel that you can explain how a country with a single-payer health care system, far more socialized than anything Democrats are proposing, can provide superior healthcare, I'm all ears.
