Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs?
by heavyset_go on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:15PM
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> $100 is way too high for home Internet. I pay $40/month for 100 mbps, which is more than enough for five decides to stream simultaneously.
It's either pay that or get DSL in many places in the US.
Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs?
by jonnycomputer on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:31PM
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Federal income tax, state income tax and local property and sales tax. Social Security and Medicare taxes. I agree 30% is too high an estimate for below median incomes, but its closer 9-15%, according to this: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/34072/effective-tax-rates/
And if you include health insurance--which in other countries is provided for and paid for with taxes--then it goes up. A lot.
> And if you include health insurance-
OP explicitly broke out health insurance as a separate line item.
Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs?
by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Saturday May 01, 2021 @03:30AM
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Okay, half the tax rate and my point still stands. I responded to your other points in another comment of mine up thread. Feel free to address my rebuttal there.
$100 is not too much for internet, I pay a bit more than that and it is the only internet available at all outside of my cellphones poor 4g coverage.
Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs?
by SkyPuncher on Saturday May 01, 2021 @11:24AM
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I pay $100/month for internet, but that's basically the top tier offer (and I WFH every day). I could get a plan for $40.
If I were low income, I could get a plan for as little as $15 to $25/month.
$400 is way too high for a car payment. You can get a great used compact for $10k. With decent credit that’ll run you $150/month.
$100 is way too high for home Internet. I pay $40/month for 100 mbps, which is more than enough for five decides to stream simultaneously.
$1400 is too high. A low earner should be saving money by getting a roommate. I can easily find rooms for rent in my medium COL metro for $700/month. Heck, I can find one bedroom houses for sale where the PITA mortgage is well below $1400.