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I'd wager a significant portion of my (meager, startup-bootstrap level) salary that $120K in any neighborhood of the country (SF, Manhattan, wherever) is more t
by mlinsey 16y ago
I'd wager a significant portion of my (meager, startup-bootstrap level) salary that $120K in any neighborhood of the country (SF, Manhattan, wherever) is more than the national median purchasing power of an American family, which was the point he was making in the first place.
- jessedhillon 16y agoI think the point he was making is that it's well above the median purchasing power, so much so that there's no right to complain. Moreover, so what if people in Kansas or North Dakota have less purchasing power than me? I live in a place that is cosmopolitan, diverse and has a higher average IQ -- and there's a higher cost associated with living here. This is like telling someone who drives a Mercedes that he can't complain about his engine needing service because someone, somewhere else in the world, is driving a Ford.
- jessedhillon 16y agoWow, anyone care to explain the downvote?
- krschultz 16y agoThe GP was definitely saying the opposite of what you think he was saying, thus the down votes (thought I was not one of them).