Posts Tagged ‘Cost of Living’
Do Benefiting From a Lower Cost of Living and Having More Kids Make You a ‘Free Rider’?
Last year, according to data reported in June by the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 4.62 children aged 17 and under for every 10 adults aged 25-64 living in the 24 states with Right to Work laws prohibiting forced union dues and fees on the books. Meanwhile, there were just 4.27 children for every 10…
Read MoreAFL-CIO-Backed Study Shows Minimum-Wage Earners, Along With Almost Everybody Else, Are Better Off in Right to Work States
When they are making propagandistic economic arguments against Right to Work laws and legislation, AFL-CIO union officials nd their allies routinely pretend either that there is no difference whatsoever between the aggregate cost of living for states with such statutes on the books and states that lack them, or that any difference is minimal. In…
Read MoreForced-Unionism States Were on Average 21% More Costly to Live in Than Right to Work States in 2013
Recently the Jefferson City-based Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) published its latest set of comparative cost-of-living indices for the 50 states. (See the link below.) MERIC’s new indices estimate the average annual cost of living in 2013 for each state. The National Institute for Labor Relations Research has now used these data to…
Read MoreAmerica’s 10 Least Affordable Metro Areas All Located in Forced-Unionism States
Where the Middle Class Can’t Afford to Live– Emily Badger, The Atlantic What’s the reason for the massive and ongoing net out-migration of residents from forced-unionism states such as California, New York, and New Jersey? From April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 alone, even as overall domestic migration was subdued as a result of…
Read MoreForced-Unionism States Were on Average 20% More Costly to Live in Than Right to Work States in 2012
Cost of Living4th Quarter 2012 Recently the Jefferson City-based Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) published comparative cost-of-living indices for the 50 states covering the fourth quarter of 2012. (See the link above.) The National Institute for Labor Relations Research has now used these data, plus MERIC’s indices for the previous three quarters of…
Read MoreDoes Compulsory Unionism Make You Poorer?
Seven Lowest-Ranking States For Cost of Living-Adjusted Income Lack Right to Work Laws (Click todownloadFact Sheet) Economists who wish to compare living standards among various countries routinely use purchasing power parity (PPP) in their calculations. As its Wikipedia entry explains, PPP is “an economic theory and a technique used to determine the relative value of…
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