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13. Large metro areas tend to pay more bc of cost of living

Sat May 21, 2022, 10:50 AM

May 2022

and that pulls up the average by a lot which is why median is a better indicator.

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The 7 things Americans have to fund on their own as adults [View all] Yavin4 May 2022 OP

Good post Deuxcents May 2022 #1

Looked at some numbers Old Crank May 2022 #2

I'm surprised the average is not a lot more than 66k... brush May 2022 #6

Manny Billionaires Old Crank May 2022 #9

We have about 660 billionaires jimfields33 May 2022 #10

It is. Igel May 2022 #20

Large metro areas tend to pay more bc of cost of living Yavin4 May 2022 #13

K&R smirkymonkey May 2022 #3

Bingo SM DENVERPOPS May 2022 #4

The thing is that we demanded 15 dollars an hour. jimfields33 May 2022 #11

Well, DENVERPOPS May 2022 #17

And all the D. C. f'n lawmakers... Septua May 2022 #5

We can change it BUT it's going to take a lot of work AntivaxHunters May 2022 #7

Why include food, clothing, and housing on the list? Dial H For Hero May 2022 #8

Not everything should be paid for collectively. Yavin4 May 2022 #14

+1 n/t area51 May 2022 #16

debt is what we have instead of a social safety net DBoon May 2022 #18