[nly]

Taxes in the tech hotspots in the US aren't a whole lot lower than e.g. London though. The simple fast is the salaries are just higher

[nickpp]

Maybe, but those taxes would be much higher if they'd have to pay for all that "free" stuff the OP was dreaming about.

[ranguna]

Well, then don't wake me up.

I know it's hard to imagine this if you've never experienced it, but be a little tolerable to the parts of the world where this happens, including where I'm leaving in right now

[nickpp]

I actually live in the EU, and I lived in a communist country before so I have enough experience with your "dream". Sooner or later it turns into a nightmare.

As Margaret Thatcher said, the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.

[ranguna]

I'm sorry that it has turned into a nightmare for you.

It's easy to quote someone how was directly opposing the socialist movement and socialism and communism is not really the same thing, is it ?