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I know so many south Asians dream of coming to America but is America really all that appealing to south Asians?
Wouldn’t Canada or Australia be more appealing? Or what about other developed countries?
US citizen here making a solid amount of cash that puts my wife and I in the top sub million tax bracket. We can’t stand it here anymore and are looking to live internationally.
When you run the numbers, from quality of life to taxes to education and healthcare, the US to us ranks considerably lower than a place like Singapore or The Netherlands, along with the UK being a desirable place for us.
The US being the top of the lot is no longer the case and having grown up and lived in multiple cities here in different parts of the country, I no longer believe it’s worth trying to build a life here. I see the US slipping back into being a developing nation with a growing undertone of theocracy that really bothers me, and that coupled with rampant economic inequality is a recipe for disaster. Not to mention I’d like to raise my daughter in a country where she doesn’t need to have active shooter drills.
I consider myself fortunate to have a specific skill set in my industry that’s very high demand and very low worker supply, so having done market research I know I would get either the same or more than my current salary. And at my current company it would transfer over, if not have more given the greater market I’d be overseeing.
I mean any developed economy will give someone more of a chance at a better life than their previous lives in a developing nation. It’s just how supply and demand work. If you do something that’s more valued in a service- based economy and higher in demand for people with that skill set, you’ll be able to get a higher price for said skills. It doesn’t matter that it’s America. To that end, people from villages in India who become educated can move to an urban area and experience a higher quality of life and better pay.
America has marketed itself as being a go-to destination but the reality of it is far different.
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It all comes down to what kind of health insurance you have and whether the company you work for is in a city or part of the country you want to live in. I’m not sure where you’re getting that taxes are lower because it’s negated by some other cost that’s going to nullify any tax savings. Just because you can buy a $250,000 house in Missouri doesn’t mean anyone actually wants to live there. Housing in any urban area or just outside of it has steadily increased, and nobody seems to realize that once you buy the house you’re now at the mercy of speculative pricing that’s going to affect its long term value and that you have no control over it.
I wouldn’t even say this country has strong economic opportunities anymore unless you’re in a niche industry that’s thriving and not downsizing.
The weak point here isn’t just immigration, it’s an unequal taxation issue and poor representation and a lack of proper infrastructure at local and state level. Education based on zip code alone is wildly unequal as well, so if you’re middle class, good luck.