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Re:Unemployment Beats Having A Lousy Job by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @04:03AM (#2894524)
I do wonder about that figure, is that for people in the US because it is just above the mean US salary. In some parts of the world you would be very comfortable on that salary, in other parts you will struggle to find accommodation.
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Re:Unemployment Beats Having A Lousy Job by Jach on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @08:25AM (#2895019)
Yeah, it's from US data. In some places even $200/mo lets you live like a member of the upper class... I originally remember hearing the figure from a TED talk ( here it is, highly recommended http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_exper... ), and since then there have been a few other sources I can't remember right now.
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