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I was made an offer that I might actually have to refuse. Hey @bobjonkman how far does CAD$24-25k get you per year living in Waterloo?
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That's about USD$18K, according to exchange rate sites. In #California, that is less than a full-time minimum wager makes. Possibly, the cost of living is low enough in #Ontario to make it worthwhile? Or are you going to commute from NE #Ohio? CC: @bobjonkman
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In Waterloo Region the Low Income Cut Off (LICO, eg. the poverty line) was $20,064 CAD in 2011. About 48,000 people in Waterloo region (10%) earned less than LICO; about 16,000 of those were employed full-time. http://communityservices.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/communityPlanningPartnerships/resources/MythBustersAugust262013.pdf (4 MByte PDF)
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Median income for a "cultural employee" (artist) in Waterloo Region was $40,000 in 2005, but this is declining by about $500/year http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/resources/waterlooregionprofile.pdf (PDF, 806 kBytes)
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Median family income in Waterloo Region, at $74,000 in 2006, was 7% higher than the Provincial median http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/resources/waterlooregionprofile.pdf (PDF, 806 kBytes)
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The income gap between people in low income and people with higher incomes in Waterloo Region is widening. I've read elsewhere that there's an eight-fold difference -- the lowest 10% earn less than $20,000, the top 10% earn more than $160,000, and that's individual incomes, not family incomes.
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