"The price tag for life’s basic necessities — everything from milk to haircuts to Lipitor to electricity, and especially housing — is more than twice the national average."

First world problems. But still.

NY Times: What Is Middle Class in Manhattan?

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Women Make Less Than Men at Every Education Level

Among Americans with some form of post-high school education—a vocational, associate’s, bachelor’s, or advanced degree—men make more than $800 above women’s pay every month. And the gap widens as men and women climb educational ranks. In short, education is valuable, but it’s most lucrative if you’re male.

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Ladies, we have to start negotiating the living shit out of our salaries. Everywhere, every job.

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