alphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 6 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldimagemessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square155fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareHarbinger01173430@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoYou could live like a god with that salary in south America.
minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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-squareHarbinger01173430@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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.
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.
You’d be earning even less