Hello! In this video, I’m indulging the feminine urge to turn any topic into a complaint about capitalism. It’s a lot of numbers and a bit of a downer. I’ve linked all data sources below and EA - if you’re out there - I just wanna talk.
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Wages
6:31 - Wages vs. Cost of Living
18:07 - Toughest Economy Results
18:36 - Sims vs. Reality
24:29 - Most Realistic Economy Results
25:38 - Thoughts on Gameplay
Data Sources
UAW Median Worker vs. CEO Pay:
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1198938942/high-ceo-pay-inequality-labor-union-uaw-workers
Median Home Price:
https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/median-home-price/#how-much
Top 1% Threshold By State:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/18/how-much-you-need-to-earn-to-be-in-the-top-1-percent-in-every-us-state.html#:~:text=Nationally%2C%20households%20making%20%24652%2C657%20or,%2475%2C000%2C%20according%20to%20the%20study.
BLS Data:
CPI - https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Productivity - https://www.bls.gov/productivity/
Utilities - https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/CXUUTILSLB0201M
Food - https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/CXUFOODTOTLLB0101M
Entertainment - https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/CXUENTRTAINLB0101M
Healthcare - https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-9/how-have-healthcare-expenditures-changed-evidence-from-the-consumer-expenditure-surveys.htm
U.S. Census Bureau Data:
Median Household Income - https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-279.html
Median Personal Income (via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) -
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N
Childcare Data:
Dept. of Labor, Women’s Bureau - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WB/NDCP/508_WB_IssueBrief-NDCP-20230213.pdf
Brookings/Hamilton Project - https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Child-Care-PP-final.pdf
Music + Sound
Music from Incompetech -
"Hep Cats," "Mining by Moonlight," "Awesome Call," and "Apero Hour," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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