To the person who responded from the Brooklyn Museum:

As a matter of academic dignity museum professionals and other social
scientists should not have to pretend to live happily on miserable
salaries.  Part time jobs, adjunct positions, no medical insurance, no
options to improve on one's quality of life is where people get their
information from.





On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, The Brooklyn Museum, Public Information Dept wrote:

> Has anyone who responded actually ever lived in New York?
>
> You don't need to earn $70K to "live comfortably" (what does this mean,
> anyway?).  You don't have to live in Hell's Kitchen (which is not that
> bad an area).  Most people take the subway to work, not only because it's
> affordable but at 8 a.m. you're more likely to get to where you want to
> go more quickly than in a cab.  Not all meals cost $50 per person.
>
> Many many people I know live in Manhattan with incomes under $50K, under
> $30K even.  Anyone who is an actor, musician, artist, etc. lives this
> way.
>
> Where do you people get your information from?
>