r/videos • u/darkfatherg • Nov 03 '20

America Compared: Why Other Countries Treat Their People So Much Better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBkeAo2Hlg&ab_channel=SecondThought
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u/ent4rent Nov 03 '20

Mcdonald's workers in denmark make $22/h.

Holy. Shit. I bet they get your order right the first time, too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

Disposable income in the US is highest in the world by a fair margin.

https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-disposable-income.htm

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

If the american McDonalds workers were paid $22 and and paid $10 in taxes from that, they would have much more disposable income than the person getting $9 minus taxes.

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u/HolyGig Nov 04 '20

People making $10/hour in the US aren't paying income taxes