And ignores the horrible treatment of employee stock options and the sketchy as F^&K dual share classes that the USA allows. In the UK a good 5 year share save

And ignores the horrible treatment of employee stock options and the sketchy as F^&K dual share classes that the USA allows. In the UK a good 5 year share save can get you as much as the average SV startup that is successful and the employees get something. Also for startups EMI schemes are legal - I know as my employer had to get it double checked for our eu colleagues