Locator: 48653DIS.
Disney: my wife and I pay $150 / night for a 3-star Best Western motel when traveling. We drop in about 10:00 p.m. and depart first thing in the morning. No amenities, except perhaps a free cup of coffee. We often leave before breakfast is served. A bed for about eight hours: $150. Now, Disney is advertising a 100-year anniversary special: full-day ticket prices, $100/day.
Disney: will fire Venezuelan workers. Disney is often the lead in these things; the rest will follow. Good, bad, indifferent, the Trump administration continues a full-court press to turn this thing around.
YouTube: has really stepped up their game. The other night I mentioned this to my wife. You want to get the "news" -- "news" anywhere -- network TV fails. YouTube used to provide "news" updates 24 to 72 hours after the fact. YouTube is now loading videos of "news stories" that are just breaking. I mentioned to my wife it was just a matter of time before YouTube surpasses legacy network evening news. Why are legacy network stations still around: it turns out a lot of folks still don't have internet at home and rely on free, over-the-air television. How amazing is YouTube? Link here. YouTube is owned by Google.
Salaries: average salaries in every state. Link here. Note where all your tax dollars are going.
A much better metric -- the above, and then add in state income taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes.
- For example, Minnesota vs North Dakota:
- sales taxes: a wash
- property taxes: a wash
- state income tax: significantly higher in Minnesota
- property tax is interesting, California vs Texas:
- 0.7% vs 1.6%
- average home price: $800,000 vs $400,000
- sales tax: a wash but California is higher, 7% vs 6%
- but higher retail prices overall, make the sales tax even higher
