Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo...
by TheOtherHobbes on Saturday June 12, 2021 @03:52AM
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I've looked into this, and moving to the US has absolutely zero appeal.
The US corporate tax code is incomprehensible, healthcare is an expensive and high-risk potentially deadly nightmare, small businesses in tech are permanently at risk from litigation by patent trolls, scam artists, and other white collar thuggery, if you're reliant on a big corporate provider for payments or market access or promotion - and you usually are - they can shut you down without notice on a whim.
But - best of all - I don't need to worry about being murdered by some rando on my way to work.
Good luck being allowed to move to the US unless you're already a high net worth individual or have a high public profile. An EB-x series visa isn't going to get you far unless you're already a household name or you have an unusually in-demand skill. Most startups don't count.
While you can game the system in various ways, or at least try to, the reality is that your immigration status is likely to be precarious for a good long time.
The US corporate tax code is incomprehensible, healthcare is an expensive and high-risk potentially deadly nightmare, small businesses in tech are permanently at risk from litigation by patent trolls, scam artists, and other white collar thuggery, if you're reliant on a big corporate provider for payments or market access or promotion - and you usually are - they can shut you down without notice on a whim.
But - best of all - I don't need to worry about being murdered by some rando on my way to work.
Good luck being allowed to move to the US unless you're already a high net worth individual or have a high public profile. An EB-x series visa isn't going to get you far unless you're already a household name or you have an unusually in-demand skill. Most startups don't count.
While you can game the system in various ways, or at least try to, the reality is that your immigration status is likely to be precarious for a good long time.