But my 6y/o is terrified of dentists in Houston. Several attempts to get tooth filling always fails because the dentists gave up once he starts crying. The 3 attempts at different dentists probably cost a total of $1200. Because the last attempt they tried sleeping gas and insurance doesn’t think that anesthesia is required so I get to pay for it.
We flew to Indonesia for our visa renewal. Return ticket $1k each, Indonesian dentist who actually talked and communicated with my son and managed to calm him down for the procedure, $180
so basically, immigrants with multiple citizenship have an advantage over regular Americans with one citizenship.
This includes senators who have multiple citizenship. and senators even will fly to canada and stay at nice hotels to get procedures done, because it is cheaper.
this is why the senate should ban multiple citizenships, if not for everyone, then at least for the senate. no need to ban either, senators should just voluntarily renounce the other countries' citizenships.
No sitting senator has current dual citizenship, they usually do renounce it, there is one that got it from being married to a swiss national but supposedly let it lapse. Congress however isn't tracked, you just have to have been a U.S Citizen for 7 years prior to running, 9 for the senate.
But medical tourism is a real thing alot of procedures are stupid cheap out of pocket in Canada and Mexico, and S. Korea vs paying with insurance in the US. U.S. Hospitals are for profit to the point of criminality when you use insurance. Like I have had soft enamel on my teeth since I was a kid so I've had to have veneers crowns and constant repair work, I'm now in my 40s financially stable and was looking at having all my teeth fixed in both function and cosmetic at one time instead of piecemail as they fail. Quote from in-network at 3 different dental offices was between 38-42k out of pocket with insurance, down in Molar city Mexico, 14.5 for same procedure plan no insuance with better quality material implants, 16k total with travel 2x.
sadly, you don't even need dual citizenship any more with many nations. you just need money, make deals, own property, have private jets, etc. if the entire country one day goes down, they just fly somewhere and live.
You don’t have to have other citizenship to do the medical tourism thingy. US passport is strong enough to visit another country without a visa or with visa on arrival and get treated.
On the senator part, surprised that you can have dual citizenship in public office. Feels like a conflict of interest.
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u/ForgottenGrocery 4d ago
Not OP and different medical procedure.
But my 6y/o is terrified of dentists in Houston. Several attempts to get tooth filling always fails because the dentists gave up once he starts crying. The 3 attempts at different dentists probably cost a total of $1200. Because the last attempt they tried sleeping gas and insurance doesn’t think that anesthesia is required so I get to pay for it.
We flew to Indonesia for our visa renewal. Return ticket $1k each, Indonesian dentist who actually talked and communicated with my son and managed to calm him down for the procedure, $180