Andrea Junker Dec 17

McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79

McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49

Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.

Show threadKierkmas, merry-ishDec 17
@Strandjunker with fluctuating currencies, a big mac is about $7 with vat in denmark… but still
Show threadNazo

@Kierkegaanks @Strandjunker Supposedly the VAT is already included?

These look to be really old numbers though. It might look better on paper now, but it's definitely worse if you take into account the current near crash point ultra-inflation economy in America.

Dec 18 at 2:53amWeb