@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 8 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35kimagemessage-square189arrow-up11.22Karrow-down144cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35k@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 8 months agomessage-square189cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@Harbinger01173430link-14•8 months agoYou could live like a god with that salary in south America.
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevillink9•edit-28 months agoYou’d be earning even less But then raw salary is less important than PPP. US PPP used to be pretty good globally, but costs have far exceeded wages over the last twenty years.
minus-square@Potatos_are_not_friendslink3•8 months agoI dunno about a god. I compared the most expensive city in Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) with a “affordable” city in US (internet told me it was Green Bay, WI). And we’re looking at a 50% difference. Which isn’t much compared to the gap of say southeast Asian countries. https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Brazil&city1=Rio+de+Janeiro&country2=United+States&city2=Green+Bay%2C+WI&displayCurrency=USD
minus-square@Harbinger01173430link0•8 months agoDunno but 35K is kinda similar to what a non corrupt congressman earns in my country. A little bit more actually.
You could live like a god with that salary in south America.
You’d be earning even less
But then raw salary is less important than PPP. US PPP used to be pretty good globally, but costs have far exceeded wages over the last twenty years.
I dunno about a god.
I compared the most expensive city in Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) with a “affordable” city in US (internet told me it was Green Bay, WI).
And we’re looking at a 50% difference. Which isn’t much compared to the gap of say southeast Asian countries.
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Brazil&city1=Rio+de+Janeiro&country2=United+States&city2=Green+Bay%2C+WI&displayCurrency=USD
Dunno but 35K is kinda similar to what a non corrupt congressman earns in my country. A little bit more actually.