>> Interesting. I wonder if wages are comparably higher...
>
> I found this:
>
> http://blog.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/paye/tax/comparison-of-uk-and-usa-
> take-home/

I made this:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=average+income+Kansas

On current exchange rates, that looks like considerably more money than 
I will ever earn.

>> Just looked it up. £145/year for a TV license. (That's around
>> £12/month.) If you use Freeview, this is the only recurring cost.
>
> Yeah, I knew it was about £145 (£145.50 IIRC).  But you don't get 600+
> channels of garbage, either. ;)
>
> But comparatively speaking, you get off pretty cheaply.

Heh. I can still remember when I was a teenager people telling me that 
"in America, you can buy a CD for just £5!" (That's 3x cheaper than the 
UK.) I always wondered whether there was actually a shred of truth to 
such an outlandish claim...

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