[geeks] job hunt

[Nick B]

That sounds really shady, though for me a 2012 Ford F150 is showing 23k.
  Nick

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Dr Robert Pasken <rpasken at eas.slu.edu>wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Apr 2012, velociraptor wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>  I don't disagree about job duties, location, etc. affecting pay rate,
>> but here's the deal: CoL estimate web sites are, IMO, BS for the most
>> part.  The cost of a new vehicle (and other high dollar goods like
>> appliances) and many other goods do not fluctuate that much from
>> location to location.  Based on the number of times I've moved in the
>> past two decades--more than I like to think about--the only things I
>> consider are rental rates and taxes (state income tax, gasoline tax,
>> and sales tax) when I'm looking at compensation variance.
>>
>>
> You mean like a 2011 Ford-150 truck that costs $12k in St. Louis and $17k
> for identically the same truck in Syracuse
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