Poland probably has a higher standard of living than the US currently.
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Terry_WT on
The U.K. minimum wage is more than double the US.
There can’t be many first world countries that have a lower minimum wage than the US?
EscortedByMom on
Poland doesn’t do mass immigration. They are staunchly against it. Therefore there are less people to exploit. A reality many redditors don’t want to face. Poland actually puts Poles first.
More_Physics4600 on
It’s going to be $7.90 an hour in Poland, many states in US have higher minimum wage than federal and even then almost every retail job starts at $15 an hour now, like your first part time job at 16 you will be making double the federal minimum wage. If you aren’t making that then you need to get your resume out and apply for some jobs, even McDonald’s starts at like $12 an hour now.
Rethious on
US federal minimum wage is barely applicable.
BarbossaBus on
And which country is better to live in?
Checkmate, communists.
AloofPenny on
Color me unsupervised
nim_opet on
Canadian minimum wage is higher than the US. And so is Australian, French etc.
Yodit32 on
Alternative headlines:
“Minimum wage in Poland for 2025 higher than 175 countries.”
“Poland to have lower minimum wage than 30 US States in 2025.”
Spinoza_The_Damned on
Poland is going to be a monster in the future. If they partner with Germany and cooperate, you better bet that they’ll rule the EU.
ElevatorPossible4331 on
It’s because due to rising military spending which adding a lot of high paying jobs on the market. Poland spending 4% of GDP on military and aimed to raise that number to 5% of GDP. While US only spending 3,4% of GDP on military. US need to raise their military spending, if they want to catch up to same numbers which Poland has
MKW69 on
On the one Hand POLSKA Gurom, on the other, inflation.
sayurstoopidline on
how many people even make the minimum wage tho?
erishun on
Only 1.3% of Americans actually make minimum wage or less and a vast majority of them are undocumented immigrants that lack leverage to negotiate a higher wage.
Additionally, 34 of the 50 states have a statewide minimum wage above the federal minimum wage further making the headline moot.
LoLModsAreCancer on
Minimum wage isn’t necessary at all, there are successful countries without it. Something like sub 1% of Americans are paid federal minimum wage and I assume they are in low cost of living areas and get paid mostly in tips.
People mentioning immigrants in the comments are wrong. Illegal immigrants generally work low skill but difficult jobs that pay a lot more than federal minimum wage.
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Poland probably has a higher standard of living than the US currently.
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The U.K. minimum wage is more than double the US.
There can’t be many first world countries that have a lower minimum wage than the US?
Poland doesn’t do mass immigration. They are staunchly against it. Therefore there are less people to exploit. A reality many redditors don’t want to face. Poland actually puts Poles first.
It’s going to be $7.90 an hour in Poland, many states in US have higher minimum wage than federal and even then almost every retail job starts at $15 an hour now, like your first part time job at 16 you will be making double the federal minimum wage. If you aren’t making that then you need to get your resume out and apply for some jobs, even McDonald’s starts at like $12 an hour now.
US federal minimum wage is barely applicable.
And which country is better to live in?
Checkmate, communists.
Color me unsupervised
Canadian minimum wage is higher than the US. And so is Australian, French etc.
Alternative headlines:
“Minimum wage in Poland for 2025 higher than 175 countries.”
“Poland to have lower minimum wage than 30 US States in 2025.”
Poland is going to be a monster in the future. If they partner with Germany and cooperate, you better bet that they’ll rule the EU.
It’s because due to rising military spending which adding a lot of high paying jobs on the market. Poland spending 4% of GDP on military and aimed to raise that number to 5% of GDP. While US only spending 3,4% of GDP on military. US need to raise their military spending, if they want to catch up to same numbers which Poland has
On the one Hand POLSKA Gurom, on the other, inflation.
how many people even make the minimum wage tho?
Only 1.3% of Americans actually make minimum wage or less and a vast majority of them are undocumented immigrants that lack leverage to negotiate a higher wage.
Additionally, 34 of the 50 states have a statewide minimum wage above the federal minimum wage further making the headline moot.
Minimum wage isn’t necessary at all, there are successful countries without it. Something like sub 1% of Americans are paid federal minimum wage and I assume they are in low cost of living areas and get paid mostly in tips.
People mentioning immigrants in the comments are wrong. Illegal immigrants generally work low skill but difficult jobs that pay a lot more than federal minimum wage.