>The mandatory minimum wage where I live is $18.69/hr, which is higher than the median wage in many European countries. That may true in raw numbers but is it

>The mandatory minimum wage where I live is $18.69/hr, which is higher than the median wage in many European countries. That may true in raw numbers but is it still true when you consider that a European worker will have coverage for health, retirement, paid annual leave, paid medical leave, will have access to unemployment benefits, will get subsidised lunches (in some countries) and will be protected by laws that enforce overtime pay and their rights to not be fired without justifiable cause. Raw numbers are not the full picture.