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Silicon Valley also pays something like 2-3x Europe and Europe has about the same taxes so you still come out ahead in SV. If you were actually willing to take
by marcinzm 7y ago
Silicon Valley also pays something like 2-3x Europe and Europe has about the same taxes so you still come out ahead in SV. If you were actually willing to take a lower salary (for cheaper housing, less taxes, etc.) then there's plenty of places in the US willing to take you up on the offer.
- rimliu 7y agoI'd say we get more for "the same" taxes in EU.
- marcinzm 7y agoSure but it also doesn't matter as I see it. Medical care in the US is pretty good when you're got decent insurance and aren't bothered by copays (I see top specialists in under a week, average ones in 24 hours, etc.). Vacation is negotiable and when you make so much more you can literally take a year off between jobs. Larger tech companies provide good parental benefits and, again, you can always take unpaid time off. There's a separate social argument but from a personal point of view it doesn't matter. You just need to shift your mindset from money being a scarce resource to money being (directly or indirectly) the thing you use to get anything else you value.
- papermachete 7y agoWhat changes is purchasing power. Without going into detail, eastern europeans can get lucky with a nice outsource SV job. Our common expenses are symbolic.
- marcinzm 7y agoYou can do almost the same thing inside the US. The US is massive and the cost of living differs massively across the country. A house in SV costs something like 10x one in rural-ish Pennsylvania.