3 ms·

Then everyone gets to benefit, no? All developing nations have far lower wages than the west, but that's often offset by lower living costs. But try to buy some

by avvvv 3y ago

Then everyone gets to benefit, no? All developing nations have far lower wages than the west, but that's often offset by lower living costs. But try to buy something out of the international market and you'll quickly feel envy. If there is an issue with higher wages then I don't see it

MichaelZuo 3y ago
Nobody would benefit because if fast food workers start at 80k, then a basic hamburger would start at $20. And an iPhone pro would start at $2000.
- CapstanRoller 3y ago
  Your argument doesn't match reality. We don't need hypotheticals here: McDonalds workers in EU countries earn significantly more than their US counterparts, yet a Big Mac costs the same of just a few pennies more.
  - MichaelZuo 3y ago
    >… yet a Big Mac costs the same of just a few pennies more. What? Do you not know how to check Big mac prices online in other countries?
    - CapstanRoller 3y ago
      Don't you know how to check? Danish McD's workers earn $20/hr+ but their Big Mac costs just 80 cents more. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/business/international/living-wages-served-in-denmark-fast-food-restaurants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/business/international/li...
      - MichaelZuo 3y ago
        You linked an article from 2014… Plus it doesn’t pass the smell test, there are plenty of photos online of danish mcdonalds menus going back to at least 2018, that I could find in two minutes of searching. That clearly shows a standard Big Mac meal is 60 Danish Krone. Which was 9 USD to 10 USD depending on when you pick the exchange rate in 2018. In the US, depending on location, the same meal would have been 5.5 USD to 7 USD in 2018. Maybe a bit more in Hawaii. Maybe there were a few places in Denmark selling it for much cheaper, and it was being compared to Hawaii prices, hence why this notion came about, but that’s a ridiculous stretch.
- willcipriano 3y ago
  A hamburger meal is already $20

by avvvv 3y ago

MichaelZuo 3y ago

Nobody would benefit because if fast food workers start at 80k, then a basic hamburger would start at $20. And an iPhone pro would start at $2000.

CapstanRoller 3y ago
Your argument doesn't match reality. We don't need hypotheticals here: McDonalds workers in EU countries earn significantly more than their US counterparts, yet a Big Mac costs the same of just a few pennies more.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  >… yet a Big Mac costs the same of just a few pennies more. What? Do you not know how to check Big mac prices online in other countries?
  - CapstanRoller 3y ago
    Don't you know how to check? Danish McD's workers earn $20/hr+ but their Big Mac costs just 80 cents more. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/business/international/living-wages-served-in-denmark-fast-food-restaurants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/business/international/li...
    - MichaelZuo 3y ago
      You linked an article from 2014… Plus it doesn’t pass the smell test, there are plenty of photos online of danish mcdonalds menus going back to at least 2018, that I could find in two minutes of searching. That clearly shows a standard Big Mac meal is 60 Danish Krone. Which was 9 USD to 10 USD depending on when you pick the exchange rate in 2018. In the US, depending on location, the same meal would have been 5.5 USD to 7 USD in 2018. Maybe a bit more in Hawaii. Maybe there were a few places in Denmark selling it for much cheaper, and it was being compared to Hawaii prices, hence why this notion came about, but that’s a ridiculous stretch.
willcipriano 3y ago
A hamburger meal is already $20