i hear you paul, it was the taxes in england that helped me make my decision to leave, ( my last 2 uk wage packets were taxed at 54%)i was a plc and failed the "are you really self employed or have you got a 2 year open ended contract" questionaire.
but new york is a very exxpensive place to live compared with a lot of other parts of the states.my appartment costs me $1100 a month to rent compared to my uk mortgage , which was about $250 a month. .i pay the same for a months electric here that i payed for 3 months worth in england, and the car insurance is crazy. food and stuff is about the same and there are a lot more perks with living here than in england. all in all i do ok and hopefully ill be getting a raise and bonus soon which should pay for my ducati. wifey just got a new car (essential) , so its my turn for some retail therapy next.
