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No. They are civilized. immoderate Oct 2014 #1
^^^THIS^^^ valerief Oct 2014 #4
Point and match. hifiguy Oct 2014 #15
Nah, 'cause people might make actual money shenmue Oct 2014 #2
Funny thing with conservatives or corporatist types Populist_Prole Oct 2014 #29
Nice! Having only 5.5 million in the country is yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #3
How so? Fewer customers? immoderate Oct 2014 #5
There are 16 McDonalds per million Danes, and 45 McDonalds per million Americans Recursion Oct 2014 #57
We have to strike a balance somewhere, I suppose. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #64
How is it then, that states with higher minimum wages have lower unemployment? immoderate Oct 2014 #66
Because those states are generally run by Democrats Recursion Oct 2014 #67
You're correct in evaluating it from a case-by-case basis JonLP24 Oct 2014 #82
That's what the head of the International Franchising Association said, but that does not make it pampango Oct 2014 #6
Excellent points but finishes with the flawed Big Mac example JonLP24 Oct 2014 #85
What does that have to do with anything? Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #13
It's the standard excuse for not paying people or taking public transportation seriously. tenderfoot Oct 2014 #28
So it's a republican talking point? Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #30
Perhaps not exclusively to Republicans tenderfoot Oct 2014 #56
So well put. immoderate Oct 2014 #71
And it's happening R.Quinn Oct 2014 #7
because they are all unionized, and that is even more interesting. bettyellen Oct 2014 #8
Denmark does have a minimum wage of $20/hr in practice. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #10
That is not at all the same R.Quinn Oct 2014 #11
What other industries in Denmark pay less than $20/hr? SunSeeker Oct 2014 #12
Your source says "average", R.Quinn Oct 2014 #14
And all I'm saying is universal CBAs act as minimum wage laws in practice. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #17
Yes. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #19
That is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever read on DU. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #20
Thanks for your reply. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #21
First, who sets the wage value of labor? Lets start there. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #22
Alrighty. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #23
The market isn't a living breathing entity... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #31
I don't think your first question makes sense. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #33
I can't even believe I'm having this debate. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #34
I answered your question R.Quinn Oct 2014 #35
We're talking minimum wage, not 6 figures. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #46
People in a First World country should not be paid starvation wages. Period. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #38
Honestly, I can appreciate your sentiment. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #45
Doctors in hospitals are wage earners, they don't... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #47
It's not about six figures, specifically. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #48
My brain can't even comprehend that nonsense. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #51
The fact you failed to mention R.Quinn Oct 2014 #87
The point is that *no one* should work 40 hours a week and not be able to feed themselves. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #54
Education and job training are never going to be the answer Recursion Oct 2014 #58
There is some truth to the supply and demand model, but it's far more complicated than most nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #60
I don't think anybody seriously doubts the price signal Recursion Oct 2014 #61
Yep. If there were no truly no need for a minimum wage, then our wages would look more like Denmark. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #62
All I know is that the libertarian "free market" ideal leads almost inevitably to massive inequality nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #49
Good grief. Where do I begin? SunSeeker Oct 2014 #65
I get that you're pessimistic. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #78
I am not being "pessimistic. " It's reality, unlike your level playing field fairy tale. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #88
Don't pretend you know me. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #90
Libertarians are Republicans who want to smoke pot. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #91
enjoy your stay PowerToThePeople Oct 2014 #73
If you're going to tell me that all discussions between employer and employee to be.... daleanime Oct 2014 #81
i'm sure their society will completely collapse any moment now........ Takket Oct 2014 #9
So highly paid workers equals hifiguy Oct 2014 #16
Every single job should pay a living wage. topological Oct 2014 #18
Including the sno-cone stand the teenager works at over the summer? (nt) Recursion Oct 2014 #59
I pay my 16-year-old babysitter $15/hour. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #70
I used to pay babysitters $10./hour back in the 1990's in MO and NE mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #72
"If they are making snow cones the same as a 40-year-old does, Lonusca Oct 2014 #77
I believe in equal pay for equal work. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #86
Any full-time position, yes. topological Oct 2014 #79
It would, if things had kept in sync with inflation... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #24
Pity the poor shareholders. moondust Oct 2014 #25
I'll always remember this rich Swede getting interviewed... SunSeeker Oct 2014 #69
It could happen here if all workers get unionized. Cleita Oct 2014 #26
I heard this story on the radio. It was explained that the Danish fast food workers had a union and Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #27
Well UglyGreed Oct 2014 #32
I wonder if Denmark PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #36
I would check it UglyGreed Oct 2014 #83
If one of my parents PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #84
A coke in a fast food place there will COLGATE4 Oct 2014 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #40
I googled for a price list in a McDonalds for Demark scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #41
Paid them myself in Copenhagen airport COLGATE4 Oct 2014 #42
thanks scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #43
You're always going to pay absurd prices at an airport Recursion Oct 2014 #55
A Big Mac in the US averages $4.80, in Denmark it averages sir pball Oct 2014 #50
The only that would ever happen is everybody would have to walk out scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #39
That's what 3-4% unemployment and a solid education system will do for you. FBaggins Oct 2014 #44
Denmark's unemployment is higher than ours. It's at 6.7% (nt) Recursion Oct 2014 #53
Lucky for those unemployed that they have a better safety net than we do. stillwaiting Oct 2014 #75
I like this idea…. midnight Oct 2014 #52
I don't know about $20 for flipping burgers jamzrockz Oct 2014 #63
Any increase of that magnitude would be implemented gradually. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #68
I think it's important to look at how expensive it is to live in Denmark. stillwaiting Oct 2014 #76
What terrible results do you fear if full-time workers didn't live in poverty? bhikkhu Oct 2014 #89
Any job that can't pay a living wage isn't worth doing. hunter Oct 2014 #74
Bingo JonLP24 Oct 2014 #80
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