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And salaries in healthcare are far, far lower outside the US. Like the UK and Europe pay absolute peanuts in comparison, just like in Tech, Law, etc. too.

rtkwe 4y ago
It's also much more expensive to become a doctor in the US though right?
ajmurmann 4y ago
So how high are the relative salaries for nurses?
bitcharmer 4y ago
I'll take my $300k UK tech salary over $400k in the US and not go bankrupt over a medical bill or have my child shot at school, or get beaten to a pulp by a cop for trying to exercise my rights, thank you.
- lupire 4y ago
  Your $300k is extremely rare.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
    I make <$100k and I'd gladly make half what I do if I never had to worry about a medical bill ruining my life ever again.
- thrwy_918 4y ago
  Anecdotally it is much, much, much easier to get a $400k tech job in the US than a $300k tech job in the UK, so this isn't really a fair comparison when I moved from a tech job in the UK to a tech job in the US, my salary more than doubled
  - l3uwin 4y ago
    95-140 is more correct. And I'd still take it over the US.
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- PhasmaFelis 4y ago
  It's depressing but not surprising that everyone in this subthread who said that strong social safety nets are worth a pay cut is getting downvoted. There's a strong thread of social Darwinism among HN readers.
  - bitcharmer 4y ago
    I think it may also be American exceptionalism at play. It shows in the time the downvotes appear on any comment that dares to point out some deep problems that US of A have been struggling with for quite a while. But then, what can you expect from people indoctrinated from early childhood by, among many other things, being coerced to pledge to the flag every day like it's North Korea.
- DontchaKnowit 4y ago
  Your medical bill concern is valid- the others aren't really. The likelihood of being beaten by a cop or getting injured at school are probably about the same.

rtkwe 4y ago

It's also much more expensive to become a doctor in the US though right?

ajmurmann 4y ago

So how high are the relative salaries for nurses?

bitcharmer 4y ago

I'll take my $300k UK tech salary over $400k in the US and not go bankrupt over a medical bill or have my child shot at school, or get beaten to a pulp by a cop for trying to exercise my rights, thank you.

lupire 4y ago
Your $300k is extremely rare.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
  I make <$100k and I'd gladly make half what I do if I never had to worry about a medical bill ruining my life ever again.
thrwy_918 4y ago
Anecdotally it is much, much, much easier to get a $400k tech job in the US than a $300k tech job in the UK, so this isn't really a fair comparison when I moved from a tech job in the UK to a tech job in the US, my salary more than doubled
- l3uwin 4y ago
  95-140 is more correct. And I'd still take it over the US.
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PhasmaFelis 4y ago
It's depressing but not surprising that everyone in this subthread who said that strong social safety nets are worth a pay cut is getting downvoted. There's a strong thread of social Darwinism among HN readers.
- bitcharmer 4y ago
  I think it may also be American exceptionalism at play. It shows in the time the downvotes appear on any comment that dares to point out some deep problems that US of A have been struggling with for quite a while. But then, what can you expect from people indoctrinated from early childhood by, among many other things, being coerced to pledge to the flag every day like it's North Korea.
DontchaKnowit 4y ago
Your medical bill concern is valid- the others aren't really. The likelihood of being beaten by a cop or getting injured at school are probably about the same.