Hawaii named 'worst state to make a living' ... again

Hawaii News Now ^ | JUne 23, 2017 | Staff

[C19fan]

At least we're consistent: For a seventh straight year, Hawaii has been named the worst state to make a living thanks to its astronomical cost of living.

[clee1]

When EVERYTHING other than pineapples and fish mush be shipped in over HUGE distances.....

[Bruce Kurtz]

Wait, I thought they passed a law to give a living wage to everybody?

[OttawaFreeper]

But, but, isn’t that where Robin Masters had his estate there? And where Thomas Magnum seemed to make a decent living as a PI?

[wastedyears]

Wait, it’s not New York?

[bgill]

Can’t make a living in Hawaii, Illinois is going bankrupt and the odds of getting shot in Chicago on a Saturday night is high.

Who do these have in common?

[real saxophonist]

I went to the University of Northern Colorado, and there were always a lot of students from Hawaii. Maybe that's as far away from Hawaii as they could get, I don't know. They always started the school year with a big Hawaiian festival.

Because of that, I see cars with Hawaii license plates. I always wondered, do they ship the car from Hawaii, or buy a car here and register it in Hawaii. Sorry, I know that doesn't really have anything to do with the title of the thread.

[Yo-Yo]

Hawaii just fixed that with a guaranteed minimum income for everyone.

[Noumenon]

Let them eat poi...

[wally_bert]

The 5-0 guys seemed live decently but not great.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I learned, or at least was told, recently that pineapple is actually quite expensive in Hawaii because it has to be shipped to Cali for USDA inspection, then shipped back, before it can be sold.

[LydiaLong]

I learned, or at least was told, recently that pineapple is actually quite expensive in Hawaii because it has to be shipped to Cali for USDA inspection, then shipped back, before it can be sold.
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Not so. You can buy a pineapple for 50 cents in the grocery store.

[Steve_Seattle]

Hawaii, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, New York - it seems the most liberal places are becoming the places with the highest cost of living and the highest income disparities.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Check out the last sentence of the article!

Meanwhile, Washington was named the best state to make a living, followed by Minnesota and Illinois.

casts suspicion on the whole article.

[exDemMom]

Maybe that's as far away from Hawaii as they could get, I don't know.

They can go further. I went to college with a Hawaiian classmate in Maryland--there are not many states further from Hawaii than that. ;)

[real saxophonist]

Did you see any cars with Hawaii license plates there?

[Deplorable American1776]

Wait, not Connecticut? I’m surprised the Dems didn’t make it #1.

[headstamp 2]

A cursory view of DTBH seems to show nice tourist areas surrounded by abject poverty and slums.

[Jolla]

New Orleans... the Lord works in mysterious ways, at other times he makes it pretty damn obvious.