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In July 2021, we came to the US as dv-2021 green card lottery winners. And choosing a state to live in was not a trivial task for us. We didn't know many things that we know now, after 3 years in America. Therefore, in a new video, I have collected 7 criteria that should be taken into account when choosing a state.
Shreadsheets from the video:
Approximate taxes calculation docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
USA expenses calculation
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:54 - 7 criteria
1:55 - Criterion 1: Democratic VS Republican state
2:14 - Is it true that in Republican states the mentality is closer to immigrants from East Europe?
6:56 - Why are IT people moving to Florida and Texas?
7:40 - Why do Americans fly flags?
9:25 - Is there segregation in the USA?
11:06 - Homeless in America's big democratic cities
12:20 - Criterion 2: Time zone
13:18 - Criterion 3: Weather and Climate
19:05 - Criterion 4: Work and Labor Market
20:46 - Criterion 5: Cost of Life VS Salaries
22:18 - How to estimate what salary you can expect using Glassdoor website?
25:17 - How to estimate approximate taxes?
30:07 - Glassdoor website blunder - why some IT salaries may be exaggerated
35:26 - How to estimate family expenses per month?
39:56 - Criterion 6: Airport and Distance to different cities
41:45 - Criterion 7: Taxes
42:58 - State income tax
43:45 - VAT on goods and food products
46:14 - Property tax
46:46 - Which states are good in terms of taxes
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