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Poor New Yorkers are a lot richer than other poor Americans. And why are the only graphical comparisons given comparing NY to Detroit? That's a pretty low bar.
by dexterdog 11y ago
Poor New Yorkers are a lot richer than other poor Americans.
And why are the only graphical comparisons given comparing NY to Detroit? That's a pretty low bar.
- ethanbond 11y agoWhat do you mean by the first statement? Richer based on what numbers?
- ant6n 11y agoTitle should probably be "..Than _Some_ Other Poor Americans".
- lr4444lr 11y agoI'm not sure about that. The cost of living is a lot higher in major cities like NYC. They may earn more in absolute dollars, but comparing the purchasing power with their counterparts in less populous parts of the country, I would guess that poor New Yorkers are much worse off, even when you consider the added costs for owning a decent used car in other areas.
- eachro 11y agoThe poor new yorkers living in project housing who work minimum wage jobs trying to support 2 kids with an absentee father?
- tricolon 11y agoOn the face of it, your first statement seems to be false. New York's 15th congressional district is the poorest in the country: http://talkpoverty.org/cd-year-report/new-york-cd-report-15-2/ http://talkpoverty.org/cd-year-report/new-york-cd-report-15-...