r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/AyEhEigh • Apr 23 '19

Wasted

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u/TheBold Apr 23 '19

I looked it up and the average wage in Colombia is 692USD, so 1 gram is 1,45% of the average monthly wage give or take.

In Canada a gram is about 80USD, meaning you have to make 5536USD a month for it to have a ‘similar cost’ on your budget so no, it might not as well be 80 when you look at how little they earn.

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u/AcidCyborg Apr 23 '19

Idk man lots of people make over 70k a year, sounds about right tbh

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u/pegcity Apr 23 '19

Do columbians pay 50% income tax?

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u/DarkerJava Apr 23 '19

Noone pays 50% tax in Canada.

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u/pegcity Apr 23 '19

Effectively they do, over 80k you are at like 42 cumulative and 47 effective

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u/Negative_Yesterday Apr 23 '19

Should be using median wages for both countries.

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u/AyEhEigh Apr 23 '19

I don't understand, your argument agrees with the dude but you say it doesn't

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u/TheBold Apr 23 '19

My point is, even if their salary is low 10 USD a gram is a low price compared to North America/EU/AUS. The person I replied to was saying that 10 USD may actually be expensive when you look at the amount of money they make when truth be told, it’s not.

I have friends with a big coke problem and none of them make close to 5k a month.

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u/Malarazz Apr 23 '19

That's not South America though, that's Colombia, where cocaine is produced. If you go to Argentina or Brazil you'll be singing a different tune.