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This is why I think getting a Green Card and relocating to the US is a bad idea. The idea that I'd have to keep paying crazy amounts of taxes even if I decide to move on with my life five or ten years from now and relocate to Japan or Germany is nuts.

In my opinion working remotely from a nice and affordable country is the best bet for skilled tech workers. Right now the US market is good but maybe in the future the money will be in China. You can work for the same startups from your bungalow in a tropical country instead of having to live over there. Maybe you can rationalize moving there today because of high salaries but that will inevitably change and when that happens you might regret committing to the US.