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> a very laxed tax system for foreigners Do you think this is one of the reasons (or the major one) that so many Portuguese people live abroad? [1] [1]: https
by slig 8y ago
> a very laxed tax system for foreigners
Do you think this is one of the reasons (or the major one) that so many Portuguese people live abroad? [1]
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- rjtavares 8y agoNo. The reasons some many people live abroad, IMO: 1. A culture built on world exploration. Our golden age myth is sailors leaving the country to find new lands. Our great epic book is "Os Lusíadas", a celebration of the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama inspired by Virgil and Homer's epics. 2. Many people left the country between WW2 and 1974 (due to a ruling dictatorship, a colonial war, and economic difficulties). These were mostly uneducated people that went to France, Germany, Switzerland to become low wage workers. 3. A newer wave of emigration (of much more educated people) due to low salaries in Portugal. I know a lot of people (mostly engineers) that more than tripled their wage simply by moving to more developed countries: Germany, UK, Sweden... Similar to moving to SF/NY when you're in rural US.
- slig 8y agoThank you for the insight.