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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:06 PM Original message |
Krugman: Poor Texas |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Misleading |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Low cost of living is not equal to higher quality of life. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. its certainly not a given but it is part of the equation |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Minimum wage workers have a difficult time affording utilities and basics |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. agreed totally misleading |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. What article? |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I used to think the cost of living was lower in states like FL |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Sales Tax vs Income Tax......No State Income Tax in FL. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Your food prices and gas prices are much higher than in MA |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. yeah, the same as 'median' income goes up by millions as soon as Bill Gates walks into |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. true but krugmans form of measurement is no better. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I agree in the USA budget it is called 'discretionary'..so is all the money left over |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Actually, the median is the middle, so if |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. No it doesn't. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. Imagine if New Jersey didn't lose over 30cents of every tax dollar sent to DC. nt |
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