Something that should always be considered is US healthcare is an expensive nightmare. Public healthcare is a HUGE benefit that I think a lot of outside of US people underestimate. (And no, nurses don't get free healthcare from their hospitals. They have the same terrible insurance everyone else gets).

For example, I have to pay $9000 a year BEFORE my insurance starts covering healthcare costs. (at $5000 my insurance starts paying out and I owe 10% of the bill). My insurance does not cover medicine costs at all.

I wonder if "free government healthcare" would increase your tax liability by more or less than $9000

They are looking into getting nurses from the Philippines and Africa. Works for the UK maybe but there's a huge language barrier for the rest of Europe.

Besides they need their health workers too.

In Germany's defense, at least, Switzerland has some of the most insane wages in the world, and the cost of living there is equally high.

A friend of mine is working in bern and his salaray is 7400 franken. Minus taxes that are nothing (10% or so) and health care ( insane 120 franken.. i pay 600€ in germany) there is much left. Apartments are around 1000-2000, food etc is another 1000… blablabla point is he can safe much more money per month than more german workers make after taxes.