By popular demand, one last map to examine the absurdity of the American economy.
If you saw my map from yesterday that was up most of the day, please see the corrected version below. I done goofed hard on copying a column of state names. The original post has been corrected, but I will also post my previous two maps on this post for easy comparison.
Edit: the red map, for anyone unaware, is based on current individual state minimum wages and not the current federal minimum wage
$20,000 annual discretionary budget is a level of wealth I struggle to wrap my head around. And that's considered part of the "cost of living"? I wouldn't even know what to do with that much extra money
Just one example:
It says “surprisingly” but its not surprising to me at all, considering I can hardly afford to travel domestically like twice a year, let alone internationally on top of that. By contrast,
OK is wrong, my wife makes 16 an hour and can afford to pay for home if barely. 25 an hour would be closer to what is needed.