-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 06:37 PM 11/14/97 -0800, Frederick G.M. Roeber wrote:
Switzerland jumps to mind for points 1-3: stable politically, good economy, and first class medical. There is a job market, but they're very restrictive about letting people in, particularly if you might want a job that a Swiss would do. It helps if you're rich.
Actually, this is not true if you don't mind temp work. Computer professionals can easily get temp assignments in Switzerland and become permanent temps. With luck they can get B permits and then C permits (permanent residency) after a year.
The taxes are high, as is the cost of living. There are strong social programs just about everywhere. It's landlocked. Consumerism isn't as developed there, which translates to poor service and bad selections.
The taxes (and everything else) vary by Canton. Some Cantons (Zug for example) have taxes low enough to qualify them as low-tax countries. Stay out of Zurich though.
Not perfect, but nice. I'd feel a lot happier raising kids there than here in the US.
A lovely Osteria in Ticino (the Italian Canton). Polenta cooking in a pot over the fire in the fireplace. Walls covered with the heads of dead animals and literally dozens of long guns of all vintages including a few semi- (full?)autos. Ten minutes outside of one of Switzerland's major cities. Nice people. DCF -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNG/IOYVO4r4sgSPhAQEZVQP/SQ5fjOspsrvV6unCaXZ/1ivPKfM1aYc3 djQdEn9KRjuD9YsQF9Pl+jmRWXfyEKDtZcTC+oWfy84QXuwc33KzbOEbJns51J6f mZ4/+btDILMjgEfAplDH5HhnzqY4Px6aKnmU+4jfZHomnFROCgQQiROUwi4g8kU1 qQQYig8uSbc= =ZskP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----