In the News

[unforth]

The article that this particular quote comes from is actually not terribly interesting, but nonetheless, it is proof of something I've been asserting without evidence for ages:

"...in New York,...a new study from the Center for an Urban Future, a nonprofit research group in Manhattan, estimates it takes $123,322 to enjoy the same middle-class life as someone earning $50,000 in Houston..." (The ellipses eliminate an because clause that wasn't relevant to the use I was making of the quote).

Vindicated! I make considerably less than $123k, for the record. ;) Man, I feel so much better about this now...

Anyway, as usual there is little of interest in the Sunday paper...

Comments

[corneredangel.livejournal.com]

I've actually thought about this a lot in connection with seeing all the academic library jobs advertised for what, in a place like I dunno, Fort Worth, would be perfectly respectable wages...that to my NYC mind seem absolutely pitiful. In most of the rest of the US, coming out of grad school into $50K is pretty good - in New York, someone who is in their late 20's and making that...well, they sure as hell need to keep their expectations/hopes/dreams in check!