[fuzz4lyfe]

>In fact, just look at the quality of life of a worker in a place with strong labor (say most of the EU) vs say, the US.

My wife is from the UK, I've looked into things there. I make 4 times what I would make in the UK, and that's before the additional taxes I'd pay (and before you ask the additional taxes for the NHS exceeds my spend for health insurance + copays). Sure they get about two weeks more vacation but I wouldn't trade that for 3/4ths of my salary why should I be forced to do so?

[lhopki01]

I'd be interested to know what job pays 4 times as much in the US as the UK.

Also the UK is not a good example of a place with strong labor. It's much closer to the US. Look at quality of life in places like Germany or Austria.

[fuzz4lyfe]

I have some particular skills, UK firms simply can't afford workers like myself and thus don't really do business in the sector.

A simple payscale.com comparison (not vouching for the data, it's just the first hit on google)

Average Software Engineer Salary

UK: £34,981 ($44908 USD) [0]

US: $83,483 [1]

The median salary is roughly double, if you are an outlier that number grows to about 4 fold.

[0]https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Job=Software_Engineer/S... [1]https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/S...