[dadarepublic]

This is great news!

With the current direction of US politics, as a US citizen, I find myself increasingly entertaining the thought of becoming an ex-pat.

Top countries I've thought about have been the Nordic countries - Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland and have considered the Netherlands as well.

They seem to have reasonable blended economies with social policies that make (more) sense.

No country/systems is perfect and I'm always willing to try something new for a time.

[ipnon]

I am in the same boat (pun intended). Just the cost of delivery without complications (>$10,000 on average in the US [0]) makes the prospect of having a child in a country with socialized healthcare economically sensible. Think of how much that $10,000 could be worth if invested in the stock market instead of in a healthcare plan's yearly revenue.

[0] https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hav...

[SJSque]

Submitter here. I'm a British chap living in the Netherlands. You might want to read my comment [1] about what happens after you have a baby over here; it triggered quite a lot of discussion...

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20884787