BuYing WhatEver WherEver

[digitS']

There are ups and downs in the US.

I think that this was once a much more mobile society ... at least, for the poor.

Quality of life doesn't just have to do with purchasing power of the $, however. Unless, loving what can be used is the StanDard.

http://nyti.ms/2auLQVB

Steve
who thinks there might be 6 shades of color on that "purchasing power/adjusted for income" map ... poor color vision?

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

wow, it isn't just you seeing more colors that what they indicated. i see it on both maps.

i didn't see it mentioned if they took into consideration the tax being paid on goods as part of that $100.

in Maine, i'm wondering if they looked at the whole state's population to figure out that people pay more than their neighbor NH. they have something like 5% sales tax but when it comes to the cost/gal for gas it is slightly cheaper than NH. Milk is also subsidized & isn't supposed to go over a certain cost which is usually cheaper than NH. i live on the NH/ME border & over the years i've met a lot of people who will come to NH to shop for their groceries but for other items they will stay put.

 

[Smart Red]

Maybe even 7 shades. Not sure what the extra color-shades mean. Somewhere in between perhaps?

Get away from the big cities and Wisconsin goes even lighter. When daughter was in college in Milwaukee, I bought 4 bags of groceries every week for her at about the cost of 2 bags in the Milwaukee area she lived. Much better selection and quality here, too.

 

[Nyboy]

Didn't need to look at map, $100 in NY does not go far.

 

[dickiebird]

This isn't anything new.
When I retired in '99 the co. I worked for for 30 years paid employees in different parts of No. America at different rates,depending on their local cost of living.

THANX RICH

 

[Smart Red]

My daughter was saying recently that she manages this group of well-paid union workers in the North. They are constantly grumbling about their work and not interested in putting forth the effort of doing anything new or different.

She also manages a group of non-union workers in the South. For far less money -- $15 an hour -- they are happy to have their job and eager to go a step further or try new and different ways of working.

For their part of the business both groups are doing relatively the same thing, but the Southern workers are a joy to work with she says. In the depressed economy of their area having a job at all is a blessing they are thankful for.

I'm not sure what her point was, but I was thinking the company should be paying the Southern workers a higher wage considerating their output exceeds that of the Northern workers, and figure that in time the jobs will be moved from Madison further South.

 

[bobm]

It is called a union contract negotiated by union BOSSES.

 

[Smart Red]

Yes, bobm, and in an extremely liberal, union town. Madison.. . . . the city overrun with liberals from all parts of the USA sticking their noses into Wisconsin's local fight regarding the over-extension of union power a few years back.

I have no doubt the city of Madison could give Chicago a run for highest honors in corruption and election fraud.