Unless you're from Pakistan or have family in Pakistan, I cannot imagine anyone thinking of it as a retirement destination.

There are reasons for each of those licenses. Each deal with specific nuances that a layperson can't just pick up on YouTube.

Never really thought of Pakistan as a retirement destination.

damn, I can't afford Ghana.

As a Mississippian, I hope that the influx of retirees due to this article does not in fact increase the cost of living. Please consider our neighbor Alabama which has better healthcare.

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How does a graph like this get made for an aerospace company like this -- or I suppose any giant company -- where there are long-term contracts with some significant risk, or current sales that may include a contract for years of included maintenance, as well as sales of hardware alone? I know accounting isn't trivial and there are proper methods of balancing all of this each year, so I suppose I'm asking if someone has a hint as to how this stuff all gets tucked away in a chart like this? (Tbc this is a question reflecting my basic ignorance of accounting -- I'm not saying anything is missing or not properly represented; I am asking if someone might explain how all these types of contracts with complex breakdowns are represented in this visualization)

(Also OP needs to include the source in the image, including date created and date of dataset,)

The US had about 15000 stores. China has 6000... notvquite 100 :1. Korea, Japan, UK and Canada have over 1000 stores each.

Maybe a novelty in some countries...but certainly not all.

Its a spy aircraft in our airspace? What you suggest leave it be? Liberal lunatics.

We should really have a license for a CEO that is certified in ethics and business regulations. If found in breach of ethics laws they loose their license.

The one that got me is you don’t have to be licensed to use a Crane?

Those things that you use to move several ton objects hundreds of feet in the air and can topple if you move the load too far without adjusting the counterweight? No licensing required in 35 states!?

Point taken. Additionally, there are also differences in licensing across states. Having a hair stylist license in one state doesn’t automatically let you work in a neighboring state.

There's nothing wrong with having occupational licensing for things like hair dressing. Hair dressers should know what lice are. They should know how chemical products can and can't be used. They could just read a book or watch a video and then take a test instead of spending thousands of dollars and many months of their lives to obtain a credential.

But let's say that a nail technician doesn't know about the importance of humidity control in their work environment in order for the paint to adhere. Them sucking at their job is not going to hurt anybody. A goodly number of licensed nail techs know this and...simply don't care. Humidity isn't regulated.

Another set of regulations that could be dialed back have to do with building codes for these types of service providers. They ought to be able to operate out of a van or even on a sidewalk if customers are down for that. You shouldn't have to be able to pony up for a commercial buildout with huge overhead costs in order to have your own business.

Remember that they get taxed on any profit so their are a million ways of hiding that profit along the way.

But then why would it be more expensive in Germany, for example? They are one of the largest exporters of coffee in the world.

I get your perspective but I think it's too simple when it comes to starbucks lattes. Operations cost isn't so prevalent if the product is considered a luxury good.

Not sure where in Brazil you're from but I'm speaking mostly from an overhead cost perspective being that it doesn't require as much overhead to get the beans from x to y. Also, I agree that in the main cities of Brazil, the culture exists where people will pay a premium for American coffee (as sad as that is), but I know plenty of locals of Brazil who prefer their own coffee over Starbucks.

Milk sampler. Let your imagination run wild!

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A lot of the American licensing is already a joke.

In Canada it takes around 4 years to get a Red Seal in various trades. The courses are tough. Drop below 70% in any subject and you fail. Fail twice and you are done. Plough through a 18-24” high stack of material in 8-10 weeks (per year) then log 6600 hours under a licensed journeyman. When you are finished you are a highly knowledgable professional capable of pulling in a high 5 low 6 figure income.

If you are smart enough, you may be allowed into trades.

I got my American ASE Master technician with a speciality in advanced engine performance in 2 weekends. Technicians are often incompetent, standards are low and there is a reason no one trusts used cars.

The attitude seems to be ‘you are too dumb to work in a cubicle so I guess go into trades.

No, Starbrucks has brand name, so that logic doesn't work. Similar to McD's or BK, they charge way too much for their burgers compared to other chains. And we produce a ton of beef.

Coffee isn't super cheap either and a lot of it is exported... Don't think that your average joe here can justify (or even cares for) arabica coffee at at least double the price of normal robusta. We consume a lot of coffee but we don't have a super refined taste most of the time.

Also, if the price of the latte were closer to the US average then demand would plummet. It's already marketed towards mid/high-mid class and even then it would be hard to justify spending like, 40 reais on just the coffee for two people.

So the price is lowered because PPP is a thing. People need to be able to afford the product. At the same time, people earn far less than the relative price difference would suggest, so the product is still considered a luxury to normal consumers.

Makes sense, didn’t realize that!

Although it's Euros. And the map shows in dollars. Currently 3.99 euros is 4.21 dollars which isn't very far off 4.49 dollars you see on the map.

Yeah, “low-income” has a few different definitions across different agencies and years for different purposes. Sometimes it’s a multiple of a “poverty threshold” (e.g 200% of the poverty threshold) and sometimes it’s relative to median income in the area (e.g. 80% of the median family income for the area).

This survey seems to be inline with the latter. When averaging across occupational averages, median and mean are not as egregiously different as median vs mean household income as outliers are sort of accounted for across groups (kinda). But I agree with your sentiment.

I think our governor here in CO is actively trying to 'de-certify' a lot of jobs as we can't afford before actually working

Honestly I can't speak affirmatively on Brazil but in general I would really expect the prices to be lower in South America as that is generally where the beans come from. Plus, I'm sure the people who live there prefer local coffee as compared to corporare Starbucks.

And the mean price in America is skewed by the $6 lattes at airports.