[sudhirj]

Work for a company in the US via an agency, company pays agency $70/hr for my time, I get $50/hr.

[walshemj]

Its always struck me how badly "contractors" are treated in the US.

I would be paying about £25 weekly or £100 a month for an umbarella company if I went contract in the UK at a £800 day rate.

And for experienced professionals like the OP a day rate is the better way to go