Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life as experienced engineer?

Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by janekg on Monday July 25, 2022 @11:29AM (#32225737)

> that allows us to buy / rent a quality house (which is close to impossible in Berlin even making 200k/year [due to neck breaking tax and cost of living]).

This is more likely to be due to the tight situation on the housing market with several monopolists than to excessively high taxes.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by bartminton on Monday July 25, 2022 @02:45PM (#32229081)

You might be right. It just feels somehow "off". As I said in another sub thread: I don't really mind the height of the taxes. That would be fine, if infra, public services and the overall outlook were ok. But they are not. At least not in my opinion. And buying a house today meant a loan for roundabout the next 40 years. No option.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by Tepix on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @04:19AM (#32235690)

It makes no sense. At 200k/year you should easily be able to afford a very nice house indeed. Perhaps op is spending it all on luxury, travel, ...?

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