A message from the department of OF COURSE, YOU IDIOTS.

[theweaselking]

On how Denmark pays a living wage and it's better for everyone.

Comments

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

Fast food is more expensive in Denmark, and people do tend to eat less of it. Probably, that's a good thing.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

As the article points out, it's not even that much more expensive - $5.60 instead of $4.80.

And that's actually *less* of an increase than most other costs in Denmark - if it had the same cost-of-living difference as the average, it would cost Danes $6.25.

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

I admit I've never actually been in a McDonalds there. They've got tastier burger places :)

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Was there mayo for the fries?

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

That said, the most interesting part of this article to me is that it is _not_ enforced by minimum wage laws. It's enforced by union agreements, which Americans have decided are almost certainly mob-related or maybe the devil.

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

But as the article also points out "The fast-food restaurants here are also less profitable than their American counterparts". Putting people's well-being ahead of profit is just not the way things should be done.

[skington.livejournal.com]

Denmark appears to be very similar to the US (and UK, and Euro area) in the Big Mac index (http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index), FWIW.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

But how am I supposed to exploit a populace if they have enough money, time, and brain space to resist?

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Move to the States?

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Almost everyone.