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I think regarding immigration:

Low tax attracts high skilled people High tax attracts low skilled people

Don't get me wrong. Maybe it is untrue. But just the intuition behind it: High tax means high redistribution. Also I don't think US would attract so much talent if you had very high taxes.

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I don't think taxes are a major factor in US immigration, considering the slightly lower taxes are offset by far higher healthcare costs.

I don't think healthcare can be solved by taxes, since the US population is already paying more per capita then for example Germany where everyone is insured.

By the way, I think healthcare is also kind of a factor, which attracts rather young high skilled workers who can afford an insurance policy.

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