Things That Cost More Than The Coast Guard (2019)

Jan 21, 2019 — Comic #202

Bar-chart infographic titled “Things That Cost More Than the Coast Guard (Updated for January 2019).” The “Salary of Every Coastie” bar is $0.00, so tiny amounts outrank it: a McDonald’s cheeseburger ($1.00), a typical iPhone app ($0.99), a pound of aluminum, a 1923 wheat penny, and a Forever stamp. The “Combined Salary of Congress” bar ($93,237,500) runs off the top of the chart.

Made a slight error yesterday when I posted this. I somehow forgot to include the salaries of the House. Since they’re not doing their jobs, I don’t feel too bad.

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Things That Cost More Than the Coast Guard (Updated for January 2019) / McDonald’s Cheeseburger – $1.00 / 1923 Wheat Penny – $0.75 / Forever Stamp – $0.55 / Salary of Every Coastie – $0.00 / Aluminum (per lb) – $0.81 / Typical iPhone App – $0.99 / Combined Salary of Congress – $93,237,500

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