It doesn't directly, on net though, the average tech nomad is coming in with a salary that's 4-5x the average domestic worker, so that 20% goes a lot farther.

It doesn't directly, on net though, the average tech nomad is coming in with a salary that's 4-5x the average domestic worker, so that 20% goes a lot farther. Add to that nomads are far more likely to need to buy crap (26% vat), and best of all, leave once full freight taxes hit avoiding any long term dependence on the state. Sucks for housing prices, but it's not a giveaway that it often gets suggested as.