• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That’s crazy, Denmark is one of the most expensive countries in EU, but here you can absolutely live decently on $35/hr.
    Apparently higher taxes but benefits like free healthcare and education beats the lower taxes of USA.

    Expenses must be insane in USA to not be able to live off $35/hr.

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      2 days ago

      This is also not that accurate. Cities are where it rings true most and the US has a LOT of space in between them away from the coasts. It’s not really like tightly packed Europe and more like Scandinavia.

      I also know a total of 0 people that make minimum wage, even in entry level jobs right out of high school.