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2023-04-13 19:13:17 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The table purports to show "take-home pay," but skews the data based on after-tax costs of living. The result could be useful, but it shouldn't be called "take-home pay." https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/take-home-pay.asp#:~:text=Take%2Dhome%20pay%20is%20the,all%20deductions%20from%20gross%20income.

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• The table purports to show "take-home pay," but skews the data based on after-tax costs of living. The result could be useful, but it shouldn't be called "take-home pay." https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/take-home-pay.asp#:~:text=Take%2Dhome%20pay%20is%20the,all%20deductions%20from%20gross%20income.