Denmark Burger King worker makes $20 an hour

[zealo]

No shit they pay their workers a livable wage- they found out that if you pay your working class well they turn right around and spend that money- circulating the currency and stimulating demand- which more than covers the price increases. As others have pointed out- so what if his taxes are high when he actually gets numerous services out of them and manages to save some while still being able to live and enjoy his life. But no- they must be ignorant and not realize how terrible they really have it because taxes.

This pretty much hits the nail right on the head.

Its not a surprise a country is doing well if even the lowest kind of worker is being paid a decent enough wage to live on.

[CptEgo]

Why stop at $20/hour if this is the effect of high minimum wage and there's no noticeable downsides? Why not $22/hour or $37/hour?

We don't have minimum wage in Denmark like you guys do. Wages are negotiated by the employer and the union. What we have is alot of union settlements that secure workers who are part of that settlement a certain wage.

[Spectral]

We don't have minimum wage in Denmark like you guys do. Wages are negotiated by the employer and the union. What we have is alot of union settlements that secure workers who are part of that settlement a certain wage.

I'm aware of that. I'm trying to get the poster that I replied to stop and think for a moment. There are obvious upsides to higher minimum wages - that said, they're not magic, and there are drawbacks as well. Favoring a high minimum wage thing is an entirely reasonable position; acting like people that are against it are just idiots that have no knowledge of economics is not.

[derpkitteh]

this is really one of the things that the US needs to work on. a liveable minimum wage, and better healthcare. we do that, and we're even more the best than we already were.