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The same reason why states have different taxes, minimum wage etc... Then why working for Google in the UK is 2x lower than in SF? I don't know a single compag

by Thaxll 6y ago

The same reason why states have different taxes, minimum wage etc... Then why working for Google in the UK is 2x lower than in SF? I don't know a single compagny that pay the same wage worldwide.

corobo 6y ago
What is that reason? e: removed the fluff, see child post
- dmurray 6y ago
  > I'm from the UK so we just have one tax You mean, you're from England. The other parts of the UK set their own taxes. https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/scottish-income-tax-and-national-insurance https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/scottish-i...
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  - feu 6y ago
    >The other parts of the UK set their own taxes. That's not the case. Scotland is the only constituent country of the UK where powers to set income tax have been devolved. Income tax in Wales and Northern Ireland is still controlled by Westminster.
paxys 6y ago
Everything you mentioned is directly related to your physical location. Your state taxes you a certain amount, and (hopefully) spends it on services. Different states have different laws/politics/philosophies, so they tax you differently. Whether you work for Google from SF or Chicago makes no difference to the company as long as you are doing the same work. I'd argue that someone working for Google in the UK should also be paid the same.
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- uzakov 6y ago
  > I'd argue that someone working for Google in the UK should also be paid the same. Tax rates are very different in the UK and SF or Chicago. Level of social services provided to people is very different, nearly everything is different. I am not saying whether person should or should not be paid the same, but rather pointing out the fact that things are different between UK and SF/Chicago. Most of Google Engineers in the UK pay 40-45% income tax https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates
a_imho 6y ago
I don't know a single compagny that pay the same wage worldwide. Basecamp. According to the current status quo it is OK to discriminate remote workers, but that is not an inherent property of the system, just an implementation detail. People are pro/con whether they think they are benefiting from the current state of things. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_union

by Thaxll 6y ago

The same reason why states have different taxes, minimum wage etc... Then why working for Google in the UK is 2x lower than in SF? I don't know a single compagny that pay the same wage worldwide.

corobo 6y ago

What is that reason? e: removed the fluff, see child post

dmurray 6y ago
> I'm from the UK so we just have one tax You mean, you're from England. The other parts of the UK set their own taxes. https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/scottish-income-tax-and-national-insurance https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/scottish-i...
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- feu 6y ago
  >The other parts of the UK set their own taxes. That's not the case. Scotland is the only constituent country of the UK where powers to set income tax have been devolved. Income tax in Wales and Northern Ireland is still controlled by Westminster.

paxys 6y ago

Everything you mentioned is directly related to your physical location. Your state taxes you a certain amount, and (hopefully) spends it on services. Different states have different laws/politics/philosophies, so they tax you differently. Whether you work for Google from SF or Chicago makes no difference to the company as long as you are doing the same work. I'd argue that someone working for Google in the UK should also be paid the same.

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uzakov 6y ago
> I'd argue that someone working for Google in the UK should also be paid the same. Tax rates are very different in the UK and SF or Chicago. Level of social services provided to people is very different, nearly everything is different. I am not saying whether person should or should not be paid the same, but rather pointing out the fact that things are different between UK and SF/Chicago. Most of Google Engineers in the UK pay 40-45% income tax https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates

a_imho 6y ago

I don't know a single compagny that pay the same wage worldwide. Basecamp. According to the current status quo it is OK to discriminate remote workers, but that is not an inherent property of the system, just an implementation detail. People are pro/con whether they think they are benefiting from the current state of things. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_union