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A lot of those are spot on. You can’t argue that Texas is big, Florida is hot or California is expensive.
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🤣 at Wisconsin.
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It astounds me that some states still have a minimum wage of just over $7. Who can live on that?
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And you add a few accessories, sure.
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I’m doing my part, I swear.
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I believe Maine is ranked #2 in the country for the most craft breweries.
This makes me very hoppy.
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surprised about NH & beer.
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New Hampshire liquor stores are tax free. Everyone drives over the border to stock up. It’s a skewed statistic.
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That’s right! I should have remembered, as I always stopped at the one that’s in a rest area when we were coming home from Maine.
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Beer…never tasted the stuff…don’t ever plan to!
It’s surprising which states are considered poor!
I guess it’s kinda like “Beauty (Poverty) is in the eye of the beholder”
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There are so many different and unique varieties of beer these days. Something for everyone.
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Just give me a Root Beer! (Preferably A & W)
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Seriously, I am one of the two people in the country who has never tasted alcohol…not even a sip….not even once…I always said if I drank I’d be dangerous! lol
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Did someone from Ohio make that first map?!
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Seriously!
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I’d say the probability is high…
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Well, I’m doing my part on the booze charts.
Some jobs in Calif (such as fast food chains) have a $20 min wage. $30 min wage for service jobs related to the Olympics were approved for $30 min in 2028, but it’s since been revised lower.
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In California you probably need a minimum of $30. How anybody affords a house out there is a mystery.
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I agree! Thank gawd I bought back in 2002!
I think the couple across the street is paying $3200/mo for a 2bdrm. They both work, but I still have no idea how they can afford that much.
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Home prices are crazy everywhere relative to income, but California is certifiably insane.
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I saw an article about the insanity around Silicon Valley, where homes are selling for $1M OVER asking price!!
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See?
Insane.
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PA is haunted. That tracks. Maybe that is why we drink so much beer. Our minimum wage is truly disgraceful.
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My husband said he didn’t want to work until the day he died so we sold our home in California after 28 years and moved out of state. Our electric bill was $1,200 a month in the summer and gas is the highest in the nation because there’s more than a dollar tax per gallon. It’s a beautiful state and perfect for vacation!
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It is beautiful. Sad that so many people are being priced right out of it…
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It’s hard to reconcile Wisconsin as “liberal” with its $7.25/hr minimum wage and having elected Scott Walker, Ron Johnson, and Joe McCarthy (to name a few). Do we get extra points on the liquor map for consuming over half of all of the Korbel brandy distilled annually? As for the “sin cow sin” part, no one talks about sinning with cows.
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Sin Cow Sin is brilliant! I might seriously make that my new Instagram name if it isn’t taken already. (It’s probably taken already.)
I agree with Half Fast, though. “Liberal” is not a word I would use for our state, though we’re trending more and more in that direction. “Purple” would be more accurate, though really, why is it not “Drunk”??
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From most of the maps I’ve seen? Drunk is more apt.
Fingers crossed no one else has Sin Cow Sin.
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I don’t agree that Nevada is Empty but our Amalgam or whatever could be Dave. Lol
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