“cost-of-living” Charts
A national minimum wage is bad fit for low-cost communities »
A one-size-fits-all minimum wage, without any adjustments for the significant differences in the cost of living across the country, will…
American Families Are Falling Behind Financially »
The cost of living is going up, and for the majority of Americans, their financial struggles are only getting worse.…
What Just Made Two ND Towns More Expensive Than NYC? »
While the city that never sleeps often arouses strong ill-will when it comes to paying for an apartment, a booming…
The Mosleys »
The Mosleys of Barnwell, South Carolina live on a modest pastor's salary. The family of four rents a small house…
What Is Poverty Now? »
The method for calculating the poverty line, adopted in 1965, was simple: three times the cost of groceries. IT was…
Living on the Minimum, What It'll Buy You, Then and Now »
Because legislative initiatives increase the minimum wage, versus it following the yearly inflation rates, its 1968 real value, $10.70, was…
