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Re:Trump Is Right: Silicon Valley Using H-1B Visas to Pay Lo... by acchow on Monday February 06, 2017 @03:52PM (#13583775)
Unless you make an obscene income (a few 100k) or lower your taxes by holding a mortgage, you'll be paying more taxes (which includes Medicaid, Social Security, etc.) in California than in Ontario or BC.

The rest of your post sounds about right.

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Re:Trump Is Right: Silicon Valley Using H-1B Visas to Pay Lo... by brilliantcode on Monday February 06, 2017 @04:35PM (#13584321)
who is paying 100,000 USD / year in Vancouver vs 30,000 USD / year for a junior developer?

It's unbelievable that the average entry level's tech worker in Vancouver makes just as much as a barista in Seattle.

You can't compete or create a world class unicorn in Vancouver, period.

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