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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by matttproud on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @05:11PM (#16218275)
Hardly. The tax system in the United States and California is markedly inefficient in terms of price and what you get out of it. CH taxes are minimal, and the body politic and municipalities just work.

Source: I lived and worked in S.V. and live in Zürich for several years.

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Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @09:48PM (#16219939)
It really depends on what you are doing, though pay for grad students and post docs was definitely higher in Switzerland than in the states. Living expenses were high also, and if you think finding an apartment in San Francisco is hard, it is MUCH harder in Switzerland as a foreigner, and probably more expensive to boot.
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