The Cost of Living In Austin,Texas Vs. Chicago

The Chicago Tribune has this letter from an average Chicago grandmother:

After two and a half weeks on `grandma duty’ in Austin, Texas, I have to say that I miss the low prices and wide selection of their football field-sized grocery stores. On my first excursion shopping for the family, I was surprised to see that the regular price of my favorite cereal was 40 percent lower than the price at Jewel or Dominick’s. And I didn’t have to purchase a trunk load, that was the regular price for one item. The three chains in the city carry every imaginable item a family of any ethnicity would want in one location.

If there is such a thing as a small, low-priced grocery store with a wide selection, perhaps the city should offer it a tax break. Otherwise, I believe that residents across a broad spectrum of incomes would benefit from the expansion of big box grocers in the Chicago market.

The unions behind restricting competition can't be for the middle class and their overpaid members.Is there any doubt who has a higher standard of living, someone who makes 35K a year in Austin or Chicago? Guess who's not paying an Illinois state income tax?