> If everywhere had the same tax levels, why would anyone bother to be resident anywhere other than the London/New York/Tokyo. My question is, why would I ever

> If everywhere had the same tax levels, why would anyone bother to be resident anywhere other than the London/New York/Tokyo. My question is, why would I ever want to be resident in any of those places? Never in my life have I ever considered living there. I barely tolerated San Jose for 9 months before I moved to Santa Clara. There are plenty of reasons to live outside megacities, taxes are way down on the list.