Dems discussing public plan with the option for states to opt out

[Heracles 417]

I am just glad that there is that one place in America worse than Jersey.

Jersey is like the Hamptons when compared to Michigan.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Why is Australia being tossed into every thread that comes up?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Why is Australia being tossed into every thread that comes up?

Everything must be measured against the gold standard.

[Heracles 417]

Why is Australia being tossed into every thread that comes up?

Australia could be replaced with a handful of countries, however, it's the only one I am most familiar with.

Why is Australia being tossed into every thread that comes up?

Everything must be measured against the gold standard.

Of course, if you are going to measure wealth and success, you will do it accordingly and compare a place to the Hamptons rather than Bombay.

PS One you are first at something, it also gives you the right to speak, as it means you are better at doing it. Otherwise, opinions are like butt holes, everyone has one.

Edited October 8, 2009 by Booyah!

[mawilson 2,133]

Sure as hell richer than your poor azz. Their unemployment rate just drop to 5.7%, while the median house price just increased to $468K. With a median salary of $52.1K. So who is irrelevant now?

A median house price of $468k with a median salary of $52k?

Compare that with $169k (the US median price for a single-family house) and a median

household income of $50k and it looks like you guys are a lot poorer.

[AlHayatZween 2]

I am just glad that there is that one place in America worse than Jersey.

[Heracles 417]

Sure as hell richer than your poor azz. Their unemployment rate just drop to 5.7%, while the median house price just increased to $468K. With a median salary of $52.1K. So who is irrelevant now?

A median house price of $468k with a median salary of $52k?

Compare that with $169k (the US median price for a single-family house) and a median

household income of $50k and it looks like you guys are a lot poorer.

Median salary, per person, in the country. I bet Melbourne's median salary is much higher. Household would be ~$120K there.

Property is in demand there, so the salaries will not be anywhere near the median house price. There are waiting lists to find rentals.

Edited October 8, 2009 by Booyah!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Sure as hell richer than your poor azz. Their unemployment rate just drop to 5.7%, while the median house price just increased to $468K. With a median salary of $52.1K. So who is irrelevant now?

A median house price of $468k with a median salary of $52k?

Compare that with $169k (the US median price for a single-family house) and a median

household income of $50k and it looks like you guys are a lot poorer.

My thoughts precisely.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Why is Australia being tossed into every thread that comes up?

Everything must be measured against the gold standard.

I thought BY had discovered a new and plentiful source of cheap pornography.

Just open up a travel guide and away you go.

[Dan J 277]

So your rep is a Capitalist-Jesus loving patriot. Good for you, we should all be so lucky.

That said, the decision to opt-out will not be up to your Congressional Rep (Bachmann) but up to the state itself. State legislature or the Guv.

MN is pretty blue at the state level. I don't see us opting out if it was an option.

Didn't you guys elect T-Paw recently? How blue can you be.

He was elected in 2006. But just barely, less than 1%. If he was up for re-election in 2008 he would have lost.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

So your rep is a Capitalist-Jesus loving patriot. Good for you, we should all be so lucky.

That said, the decision to opt-out will not be up to your Congressional Rep (Bachmann) but up to the state itself. State legislature or the Guv.

MN is pretty blue at the state level. I don't see us opting out if it was an option.

Didn't you guys elect T-Paw recently? How blue can you be.

He was elected in 2006. But just barely, less than 1%. If he was up for re-election in 2008 he would have lost.

Oh I see.

[Heracles 417]

Sure as hell richer than your poor azz. Their unemployment rate just drop to 5.7%, while the median house price just increased to $468K. With a median salary of $52.1K. So who is irrelevant now?

A median house price of $468k with a median salary of $52k?

Compare that with $169k (the US median price for a single-family house) and a median

household income of $50k and it looks like you guys are a lot poorer.

My thoughts precisely.

The unemployment rate, property values and median personal salary is usually an indicator of an economy's performance. Not to mention the demand to live in that region.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

The unemployment rate, property values and median personal salary is usually an indicator of an economy's performance. Not to mention the demand to live in that region.

If property values and median salaries are an indicator of demand to live in the region, then the midwest you laud so much must be pretty undesirable while the dc suburbs and jersey and boston suburbs (which you lampoon on a regular basis) must be pretty freakin desirable

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The unemployment rate, property values and median personal salary is usually an indicator of an economy's performance. Not to mention the demand to live in that region.

If property values and median salaries are an indicator of demand to live in the region, then the midwest you laud so much must be pretty undesirable while the dc suburbs and jersey and boston suburbs (which you lampoon on a regular basis) must be pretty freakin desirable

Yeah really...

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Sure as hell richer than your poor azz. Their unemployment rate just drop to 5.7%, while the median house price just increased to $468K. With a median salary of $52.1K. So who is irrelevant now?

A median house price of $468k with a median salary of $52k?

Compare that with $169k (the US median price for a single-family house) and a median

household income of $50k and it looks like you guys are a lot poorer.

My thoughts precisely.

The unemployment rate, property values and median personal salary is usually an indicator of an economy's performance. Not to mention the demand to live in that region.

If housing takes that big a bite out of one's income, however, that takes away from one's disposable income. With the numbers provided, that would be quite a reduction in disposable income.