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How is that different from people living in New Jersey and commuting to Manhattan?
by eru 3mo ago
How is that different from people living in New Jersey and commuting to Manhattan?
- alex43578 3mo agoBecause unless you really just want to prop up only Manhattan’s statistics at the expense of NJ’s, it’s irrelevant to a discussion about US labor statistics.
- vel0city 3mo agoNew Jersey and Manhattan are both a part of the same country last I checked. Malaysia and Singapore are two different countries. Despite being right next to each other they have vastly different GDPs, standards of living, government benefits, etc.
- eru 3mo agoMalaysia and Singapore used to be one country. New Jersey and Manhattan are in different states. But in any case, why so xenophobic? Borders are an administrative hassle, but they have no moral weight.
- vel0city 3mo agoI didn't realize acknowledging NY and NJ are in the same country is a xenophobic take. Borders are a lot more than just a bit of paperwork or "administrative hassle". Central America is a very different place from US & Canada in many ways. Malaysia is quite a bit different from Singapore in a lot of ways despite such intertwined history. I'm not passing any moral judgement here, I'm just acknowledging current reality. Singapore and Malaysia are different countries. NY and NJ are two states in the same country. The relationship is very different. Even with "Imperium in imperio" in the US. To have a similar kind of comparison one would look at the cyclical migrant labor between the Southwestern US and Mexico.
- mlrtime 3mo agoFederal income tax, NY/NJ state tax reciprocity laws. Medicare, Medicaid, SS.. I'm too tired to type them all.