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TravelTime_LKB OP t1_jdvvrv5 wrote

Visualising which areas of the country are reachable by public transport. Maps with higher concentrations of purple show higher public transport connectivity.
How we built the maps:

  1. We used our own public transport database to identify the lat/long of each public transit stop
  2. We drew a 15 minute walking catchment area around each stop to identify the other surrounding areas with easy access (using the TravelTime API)
  3. We then exported the SVG file using QGIS
    Explore the maps in more detail here
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MrMitchWeaver t1_jdvt0rk wrote

The math of the average response is just insane

gays and lesbians (estimate: 30%, true: 3%),
bisexuals (estimate: 29%, true: 4%), and
Transgender (estimate: 21%, true: 0.6%). 

Leaving 20% for cishetero and everyone else.

Native Americans (estimate: 27%, true: 1%),
Asian Americans (estimate: 29%, true: 6%), and
Black Americans (estimate: 41%, true: 12%).

Leaving 3% for whites and everyone else.

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budgetthrowaway1209 OP t1_jdvq5yg wrote

Interesting, is there a benchmark for the effective tax rate that we should try to get to? I thought we were doing ok since we itemized deductions to a bit more than standard (mortgage interest and state taxes but both are capped) and some solar credits. Will definitely look into this thank you.

Our mortgage rate was a hair over 3%, so I think we’ll be holding onto this one for a while given state of thjngs today…

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a32167 t1_jdvmcbe wrote

Honestly looks like you're doing as well as you could. Your mortgage is high so it begs to ask about the apr on it vs the rate of return on investments. I e. basically what's more efficient in your case - to pay back the mortgage faster vs to aggregate interest in investments.

Your effective tax rate also seems to be quite high - about 40%. Does the number include interest itemization?

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