On 3/4/16, Anthony D'Costa <[email protected]> wrote: > So late in the game we talk about $15 hourly wage that > too gradual increase over a few years, a good beginning no doubt but what > will it take to get it to 18-20 dollars an hour? Australia (not > Scandinavia) already has it and they pay for it with taxes
As you are surely aware, (and specially with this being an economics list) you can't just compare salaries between different countries in absolute numbers but you should rather convert them to purchasing power parity (PPP). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity The cost of living in Australia, Scandinavia and the US are not alike. Even in the US cost of living (housing, energy/utilities, etc) varies widely between states. So Australia having salary of $20 US dollars an hours means essentially nothing in the context of your comparison without added context or PPP conversion. Just my $.02 FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario - George Orwell _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
