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When you do a cost-benefit analysis don't forget state and federal taxes. Just because you have an extra $25,000 in your pocket does not mean you have $25,000 to service your debt.

Google's DeepMind dIVISION is doing some amazing things with AI - they have self-learning Neural software application - read their white papers to see what their flavor of AI

A rising tide lifts all boats except those with holes in their hull.

This is a useful site to compare the cost of living by state, by category - it is updated quarterly. https://www.missourieconomy.org/indicators/cost_of_living/

Although the Boeing study showed the opposite. Of course that was all blue collar jobs.

You could always rent a house in the mountains of Tibet for $25.00 a month. Of course running water is outside and you need to bring some newspapers to fill in the cracks between the wall boards.

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More people in the world die from cold than heat. And unless you like winter sports, it has been shown to be unhealthy to sit around the house not getting enough exercise...people have a tendency to be more active in the warmer months...

When considering marginal rates, don't forget about state taxes also, here in Rhode Island the marginal tax rate on most income is 3.75% or 4.75%. If you retire to a low or no tax state, you never have to pay the state tax man (or woman :))!

It is tough to draw a correlation between one factor when so many factors are involved, You are assuming that the cause is geographic when it probably is a lot of different factors including race, ethnicity, obesity, alcohol consumption, diet, etc.

Re: Its funny joke Thursday! A man breaks into a house to look for money and guns. Inside, he finds a young couple in bed. He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair. While tying the homeowner's wife to the bed the convict gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up and goes...

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I don't want to downplay the danger posed by North Korea and their weapons. However their country is about the size of Mississippi and their economy is about size of Rhode Islands's economy. 8)

iCapital LLC (http://www.icapllc.us/) is going to replace our 401(k) plan at work next month. Has anyone ever dealt with this company before? Their web site is sparse; but they gave a good presentation and we did get to meet with the founder in one-on-one meetings. Has anyone had any...

But don't the serfs live better than the kings did 100 years ago? :o

Invest in foreign securities in which will increase in value relative to the dollar. 8) Not only do you get the price appreciation of the asset (hopefully) you get more dollars when you sell the asset and transfer its value back into dollars. 8)

Independence! 8)

My favorite (and mostly positive) economic blogs that I read daily include: http://lkmp.blogspot.com/ http://www.econopundit.com/ http://www.marginalrevolution.com/ :D

Agreed and understood. My frustration is that the media and many people hold up one statistic and say how it is bad without given the good news.

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Not. The government statistics do not count Money Market accounts, stocks, 401(k)s, Roths, home equity or business values. ::)

The future is so bright I have to wear shades! 8) 1. The United States still produces about 100,000,000 tons of steel a year, about the same amount that it did in 1970. The mix of companies has changed but not the amount of steel. What has changed is that many fewer people are being used to...

23 days to start 28 days after three years 33 days after seven years Can carry over up to 33 days to next year. 11 holidays! 8) Its never enough!