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* This is the first xkcd comic featuring [[Donald Trump]].
 
* This is the first xkcd comic featuring [[Donald Trump]].
  
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==Tables of all the dollars==
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:800px">
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The following is a huge amount of tables for the dollars
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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===1 Dollar Bill===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Object  !! Price
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|-
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| Apples (one dozen)  || $5.68
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|-
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| Oranges (one dozen) || $3.08
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|-
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| Daily interest on average credit card debt  || $5.63
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|-
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| Starbucks Coffee || $2.00
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|}
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===Average US restaurant meals===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Meal !! Price
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|-
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| Average single US restaurant meal || $35.65
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|-
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| Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants || $85.27
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|}
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===Game Consoles===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Console  !! Price
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|-
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| PS3 || $250
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|-
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| Xbox 360 || $200
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|-
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| Wii || $150
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|}
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===Dinner for four===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Meal !! Price
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|-
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| Homemade rice and pinto beans || $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
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|-
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| Homemade chicken dinner || $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
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|-
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| McDonalds || $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
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|-
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| Arby’s || $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
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|-
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| Chili’s || $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
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|-
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| Outback Steakhouse || $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
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|}
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===Loose change value per pound===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Change !! Price
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|-
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| Loose change value per pound || $12.80
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|-
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| Loose change with no quarters || $5.40
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|-
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| Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) || $7.30
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|-
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| Loose change with no pennies || $17.40
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|}
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===Daily income===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Objects !! Price
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|-
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| Median household daily income || $136.28
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|-
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| Taxes || $32.16
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|-
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| After-tax || $104.12
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|}
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===Books and Kindles===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Object  !! Price
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|-
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| Paperback book || $6.80
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|-
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| Hardcover book || $32.27
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|-
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| Audio book || $50.42
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|-
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| [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I15SB16/ref=r_kdia_h_i_gl Kindle] || $79.00
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|-
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| New video game || $49.99
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|-
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| Traditional cell phone average monthly fee || $77.36
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|-
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| Smartphone average monthly fee || $110.30
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|-
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| Kindle keyboard + 3G || $139
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|}
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===Loose change===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Object  !! Price
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|-
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| One-gallon jug of loose change || $270
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|}
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===Pet ownership===
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Based on ASPCA estimations
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Pet  !! Price
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|-
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| Annual cost of rabbit ownership || $730
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|-
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| Annual cost of dog ownership || $695
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|-
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| Annual cost of cat ownership || $670
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|-
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| Annual cost of fish ownership || $35
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|-
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| Annual cost of bird ownership || $200
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|-
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| Annual cost of small mammal ownership || $300
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|}
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===Technological devices et cetera===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Object  !! Price
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|-
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| Kindle Fire || $199
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|-
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| Men’s suit || $400
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|-
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| Low-end bicycle || $190
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|-
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| Basic iPad || $499
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|-
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| iPad+3G+ a year of data || $869
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|-
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| Basic Macbook Air || $999
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|-
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| Netbook || $249.99
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|-
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| iPod Nano || $129
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|-
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| Mac Mini || $599
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|-
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| Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) || $719.88
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|}
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===Cell phone bill===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Phone !! Price
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|-
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| Traditional cell phone average annual bill || $928.30
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|-
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| Smartphone average annual bill || $1,320
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|}
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===Worker/CEO comparison===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Worker/CEO and year!! Price
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|-
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| 1965 production worker average hourly wage || $19.61
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|-
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| 2007 production worker average hourly wage || $19.71
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|-
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| Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period || $490.31
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|-
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| Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period || $5419.97
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|}</div>
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</div>
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==Tables of all thousands==
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:800px">
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Thousands
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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===Typical household net worth by head of household’s age===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! 1984 !! Age !! 2009
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|-
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| $11,680
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| <35 years
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| $3,710
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|-
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| $72,090
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| 35-44 years
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| $40,140
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|-
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| $115,060
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| 45-54 years
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| $103,040
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|-
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| $149,240
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| 55-64 years
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| $164,270
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|-
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| $122,100
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| >65 years
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| $172,820
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|}
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===Raising a child to age 17===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Life class !! Price
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|-
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| Upper income  || $302,860
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|-
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| Middle income || $206,920
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|-
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| Lower income  || $206,920
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|}
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===Vacation package from New England===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Trip !! Price
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|-
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| All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort (incl. flights) || $3,204
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|-
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| Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations || $136,020
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|}
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===Typical trip from US West Coast===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Trip !! Price
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|-
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| Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) || $6,801
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|-
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| Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) || $2,863
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|}
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===Cancer treatment in comparison to school prices===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Thing !! Price
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|-
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| Cancer treatment including chemo || $117,260
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|-
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| Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) || $43,000
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|-
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| Seven-year Hogwarts degree || $301,000
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|-
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| Average community college tuition || $10,340
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(One year $2,580)
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|-
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| Average in-state university tuition || $28,920
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(One year $7,230)
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|}
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===Golden Opulence ice cream sundae===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Thing !! Price
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|-
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Opulence_Sundae Golden Opulence ice cream sundae] || $1,000
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|-
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| Average smartphone annual cost || $1.320
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|-
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| Average used car || $8,910
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|-
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| Average new car || $27,230
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|-
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| High-end bicycle || $1,500
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|-
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| One Starbucks latte per day || $1.820
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|}
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===Income per capita===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Country !! Price
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|-
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| United States 2005 per capita income || $32,360
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|-
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| Switzerland 2005 per capita income || $29,910
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|-
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| Germany 2005 per capita income || $27,550
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|-
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| UK 2005 per capita income || $23,240
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|-
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| France 2005 per capita income || $16,400
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|-
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| China 2005 per capita income || $3,540
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|-
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| Brazil 2005 per capita income || $5,540
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|}
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===Rural houses===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Thing !! Price
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|-
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| Small rural house || $100,000
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|-
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| Typical new home || $224,910
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|-
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| Daily sales of [http://www.minecraft.net/ Minecraft] || $193,500
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|}
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===Health===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Thing !! Price
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|-
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| Average individual health insurance annual premium || $5,430
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|-
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| Typing F-U-N-D-S || $10,000
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|-
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| A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ) || $3,050
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|-
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| Waist deep half-room ball pit || $2,400
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|-
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| All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) || $2,640
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|}
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===Annual costs of cars and houses===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Thing !! Price
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|-
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| Annual cost of car ownership || $3,650
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|-
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| Typical annual household spending || $5,650
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|-
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| Average household CC debt || $9,960
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|-
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| Annual cost to carry that debt || $2,090
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|}
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===Typical annual housing cost for various cities===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! City !! Price
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|-
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| NYC || $25,416
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|-
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| San Francisco || $21,888
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|-
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| Boston || $18,216
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|-
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| Los Angeles || $17,640
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|-
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| Washington DC || $16,380
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|-
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| Chicago || $13,664
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|-
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| Worcester || $12,456
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|-
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| Houston || $11,888
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|-
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| Minneapolis || $10,908
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|-
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| Detroit || $10,080
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|-
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| Salt Lake City || $9,108
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|-
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| Scranton || $8,60
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|}</div>
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</div>
 
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