[pzduniak]

I'm pretty sure someone making 2-4x their local salary for a remote company and paying taxes is healthier for the economy than working your ass off (or not) for a local startup that wants to end up getting acquired OR doing the same remote work with 2-3 layers of management extracting the difference in pay. At least in Poland I can't think of any single company I'd want to work for.

[zokier]

There is also the factor of the country receiving hard foreign currency, which I understand is generally quite desireable. This is less relevant for EU vs US compensation, but for more developing ("3rd world") nations could be significant.

[angra_mainyu]

This. I did the same while living in Eastern Europe + working remote for a US startup.

The amount of money I poured into the local economy is probably an order of magnitude higher (maybe even 2) than if I had worked for a local company.