* I was put off by the tax system. *
The taxes are too high, and too complex.
With such high taxes I'm surprised the gov has so much debt.
Sure there are places with higher taxes.
But I thought America was the land of opportunity, the mecca of Capitalism.
It stil was all that - I would love to have the option to stay there - an amazing experience - the quality of life and the level of consumer choice is fantastic.
However America should consider copying the tax codes of places like Singapore, Hong Kong or Taiwan.
The biggest challenge is of course the federal system which imposes taxes seperately at the state and central gov/federal level - making things complicated - but of course in return creates stronger local alignment and more choice. (Better for democratic freedom)
But especially business taxes need to top out at lower level at the federal level.
In my opinion, as an outsider.
We ended up NOT registering our business in the US and would only do so if forced by investors - but we'll be bootstrapping for a while so not a consideration.
The US as a place to register a startup for an outsider, is a seriously unattractive proposition.
- On top of this the US has this batshit crazy policy of double taxation for international people.
Most other countries have double taxation treatiea so that you aren't taxed twice on the same income!
The US does not.