director of labor policy at the mackinac center for public policy, the group that did this most recent study. good morning to you vinnie. thanks for having me on. absolutely. tell us a little bit about what you make of these numbers. because i want to put these two up here. it s a chart after 2000 that really shows how things began to change now people in right-to-work states are getting a lot more bang for their bucks. tell me a little bit more about this study. that s right. what you are talking about is cost of living. when you factor in cost of living, workers in right-to-work states actually are making about 4% more than workers in forced unionism states. let s talk about what is cost of living? you are in a right to work state, things are actually cheaper so your dollar goes further. and you are in new york. you know how insanely high ranks is there. you compare that rank which in average in manhattan is about 3400 bucks. two ground will get you a