<blockquote rel="stolich18">ahh that explains it. :-) tnx @LokiJr.
by the way, question lng. lets say a couple is earning around 1.1M annual each. tapos ung isa under the 15% tax. and ung isa din merong retirement na 6%. and apart from these, may bonus na 10-14 % ng annual salary every year. may anak sila na isa pero baby pa lng. should they still consider leaving the phils for AU? :-) both are IT consultants and are up for promotion... napaka-hypothetical ng example. hehehe</blockquote>
Yes. There may not be much to gain financially, pero ang buhay kasi is more than just money - it's a big part of it, pero ika nga ng mastercard, may mga bagay na priceless - like quality of life.. Though lagi kong nababasa na mahal ang cost of living sa australia, isipin din natin na you are getting what you pay for... I'd rather spend a premium on a good life than magtipid pero hindi mo alam kung kelan ka ma-a-akyat bahay, ma-a-araro ng truck na nawalan ng preno sa C5 or ng killerbus na minamaneho ng adik sa edsa... Even for your kids, you wont have to worry about them that much growing up kung wala bang umaaligid na masamang elemento sa kanila sa school and all - and at the same time, they will grow up priviledged with the world at their fingertips, which would give them an advantage in terms of career opportunities in the future than say kids who grew up sa pinas...
Don't get me wrong, mahal ko ang Pinas, maybe even more than half of the population does - sad to say nga lang, I don't think Pinas loves me the same way and by Pinas I mean the people who most of are just thinking of how they can one-up other people, mula sa pagsingit sa pila, bara barang pagmamaneho, hanggang sa pangungurakot sa gobyerno... hayyy...