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if you're going to move you really should get out of the anglosphere because the US is dragging down everyone with it and there's just not enough sentiment amon
by cylinder 8y ago
if you're going to move you really should get out of the anglosphere because the US is dragging down everyone with it and there's just not enough sentiment amongst the populations to move away from the US, even now.
Switzerland probably remains the best country in the world and has strong privacy laws and a culture of neutrality. As a plus you get to be in Europe. Tech salaries are high. The anglosphere nations lack the intellectual capital amongst the population to remain critical of encroachments of privacy in the name of protection from terrorists.
- brokenmachine 8y ago>lack the intellectual capital amongst the population Well put, lol. You make a good case for Switzerland. What about the Nordic countries?
- guitarbill 8y agoWhile true, Switzerland now shares banking data with the EU and US when required for their respective nationals. So foreign governments can and do exert pressure on them successfully.
- cyphar 8y agoWhile technically true, I've heard that most Swiss banks refuse to give US citizens bank accounts specifically to avoid the liability of the IRS's scheme to exfiltrate foreign bank data.
- guitarbill 8y agoIt's because of FATCA I think? Banks in many countries won't usually refuse completely, but you can't open cheap accounts, because they want to charge Americans as much as possible to recoup the extra costs.