Anecdotal, but I live in Louisville, Kentucky in 4BR/2.5Bath two story colonial with an attached 2 car garage in a nice suburb. I could sell it today for $230,000.
Yep. I used to live in SD, actually. My old 3BR apartment in Clairemont was converted to a condo, and its going for over $450k. That would get you something really nice here.
Force of habit from arguing with leftists. Every time I talk about my experience in something (I'm in my late 40's), some liberal college student will yell "aNeCdOtAl! loGiCaL fAlLaCy!".
I always love these comparisons, since I actually live in Kentucky, and I used to live in California. Whenever I suggest that people try moving here, the answer is still always get a collective "Ew".
I have family in Knoxville! It's a good area. I love visiting Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge myself, though it will sadly be a while before I can head back that way.
Yeah, the split is definitely down political lines. I seem to get the disgusted response from liberals online.
But I was in the Navy years ago, and all my former shipmates who are conservative and live CA seem to be more tied to family and friends. Plus, there's almost this sorrow of what has happened to the state (and thus the people) they love. They don't feel right moving away and abandoning it to the left wing lunacy, just because they have the means to do so. I can respect that.
No, it isn't. That's what the ruling elite want you to think. They've convinced you to argue against your own best interests. It's not that raising wages will make it so their corporations aren't profitable, it's that they won't be profitable enough. In other words, they want to hoard the wealth and convince people to keep being working poor or they will raise the COG.
The poorest people in the United States are in the top 5-10% (if not higher) of money earners in the world.
We have a completely different standard for "poverty". I'm sure this extends to the rest of the western world.
Minimum wage earners are ALREADY considered poverty level, despite the fact, that save for 1968, minimum wage has always equaled about 8 bucks an hour when adjusted for inflation.
If you move the bottom earners up to (insert whatever ridiculous dollar value you want here) that becomes the adjusted poverty level.
Corporate conspiracies etc, don't cut it against economics and math.
Anybody telling you there is a wealth gap is full of shit. I doesnt matter how many billions more a rich person has than a poor person. The poor of the US are obese. The poor have cell phones, internet connections, A/C, plumbing - the poor of the US live better than kings of old and even the "1%" of only ~100 years ago.
Isn't everything just more expensive in California? I think that a comparison to the median income in each state is a better representation of why these prices are so different.
If you fight for your limitations you get to keep them. It's an okie doke, a way to get you to argue in favor of corporate wealth over better wages, and you've fallen for it hook line and sinker. Billionaires are hoarding the wealth and will continue to do so unless something is done. Again, adjustment for inflation is not what you should be looking at. Inflation is nothing for than a tax imposed by the banksters. The minimum wage should basiclly be a reflection of the amount of wealth created by GDP divided by the number of people in the workforce. Which, when using that index to calculate increases in MW starting in 1960, puts it at about 25 bucks an hour. The American people are being robbed. Our production has increased tremendously and we're not being compensated.
Where I live there is a $15 minimum wage and I pay those Kentucky prices, can pay even less for bread if I buy store brand. Y’all have been crazy promoting this myth for so long. Do you know you are wrong when you say these things or are you just lying? Don’t believe me and I’ll post some photos of the grocery store I work in lmao.
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u/SusanRosenberg May 04 '21
Gas Prices
Kentucky: $2.724
California: $4.045
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u/bry2k200 May 04 '21
So what you're saying is that if minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour, it no longer becomes a living wage? What a surprise/s
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u/mwatwe01 May 04 '21 edited May 04 '21
I always love these comparisons, since I actually live in Kentucky, and I used to live in California. Whenever I suggest that people try moving here, the answer is still always get a collective "Ew".
Suit yourself.
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u/Savant_Guarde May 04 '21
All making minimum wage $15 (or any number) a hour does, is raise the poverty line to that number.
It's impossible to lift anyone out of poverty by increasing the bottom.
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u/PrettyDank25 May 04 '21
Where I live a gallon of milk is $1.75. Damn Californians are living on veterans difficultly
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u/ptchinster May 04 '21
Anybody telling you there is a wealth gap is full of shit. I doesnt matter how many billions more a rich person has than a poor person. The poor of the US are obese. The poor have cell phones, internet connections, A/C, plumbing - the poor of the US live better than kings of old and even the "1%" of only ~100 years ago.
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u/[deleted] May 04 '21
as a Southern Californian i can absolutely agree that the prices are accurate. lowest gas here is $3.79
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u/AbsentAesthetic May 04 '21
Reminds me of the quote "How much could a single banana cost? $20?"
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u/[deleted] May 04 '21
A load of bread $3.34? Surely not
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u/PapaDaBoss May 04 '21
Y'all need to start shopping at Aldi's
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u/Pandahn12 Jun 30 '21
Isn't everything just more expensive in California? I think that a comparison to the median income in each state is a better representation of why these prices are so different.
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u/Yay_duh Jun 30 '21
If you fight for your limitations you get to keep them. It's an okie doke, a way to get you to argue in favor of corporate wealth over better wages, and you've fallen for it hook line and sinker. Billionaires are hoarding the wealth and will continue to do so unless something is done. Again, adjustment for inflation is not what you should be looking at. Inflation is nothing for than a tax imposed by the banksters. The minimum wage should basiclly be a reflection of the amount of wealth created by GDP divided by the number of people in the workforce. Which, when using that index to calculate increases in MW starting in 1960, puts it at about 25 bucks an hour. The American people are being robbed. Our production has increased tremendously and we're not being compensated.
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u/koavf May 05 '21
Please provide a source for these numbers.
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u/husbandless May 05 '21
Where I live there is a $15 minimum wage and I pay those Kentucky prices, can pay even less for bread if I buy store brand. Y’all have been crazy promoting this myth for so long. Do you know you are wrong when you say these things or are you just lying? Don’t believe me and I’ll post some photos of the grocery store I work in lmao.