Comments on: Beer and clothing in second-place Aspen https://writersontherange.org/beer-and-clothing-in-second-place-aspen/ Syndicated Opinion for the American West Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Cindy Hill Stone https://writersontherange.org/beer-and-clothing-in-second-place-aspen/#comment-1046 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:03:30 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9976#comment-1046 Angus , I loved this. It was a “laugh out loud” artical. I’m sure many people are thinking “What?”.
Good job!

]]> By: Angus Thuermer https://writersontherange.org/beer-and-clothing-in-second-place-aspen/#comment-1042 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 03:43:21 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9976#comment-1042 In reply to jackiem.

You owe me a $9 pint.

]]> By: jackiem https://writersontherange.org/beer-and-clothing-in-second-place-aspen/#comment-1040 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:28:09 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9976#comment-1040 In reply to Sherri Gronli.

Ditto. Feels good to laugh about our shared 1st world problems. Mr. Thuermer: Tell me you weren’t on an e-bike and I’ll buy you a beer next time you visit 1st place Aspen:)

]]> By: Sherri Gronli https://writersontherange.org/beer-and-clothing-in-second-place-aspen/#comment-1039 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:00:19 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9976#comment-1039 Loved the article!

]]> By: Jeffrey h Desautels https://writersontherange.org/beer-and-clothing-in-second-place-aspen/#comment-1038 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:57:33 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9976#comment-1038 I seem to recall that the statistic regarding wealth in Teton County you wrote about did not refer to annual earned income, but to income from interest, dividends and capital gains – in other words, wealth, not income. And I recall that in that scoring Pitkin County ranked second in the U.S. I’m quite sure there are a lot of counties in places like Silicon Valley, NYC and D.C. burbs and the like that have higher earned income numbers, but it was wealth that was measured. In other words, the accumulation of that stuff that the 20 and 30 somethings are raking in in tech and other industries, in order to build up future net worth.

I think the study branched from an analysis of income inequality in the U.S. in various states. Could be misremembering this, but you should check on that. Fun article.

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