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| | | (...) Not neccessarily true. You cannot make a broad generalization simply based on the average wage in dollars. The average American pays less for everything than the average Brit so may or may not be "poorer" in material goods and access to (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: USA vs. UK pay differences —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | (...) Of course relative buying power plays a big point. I earn approximately half of my British counterpart, but my house, food, etc costs half as much as well. My point is that comparing British to American at strict monetary conversation rates (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: USA vs. UK pay differences —Timothy Gould
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| | | | (...) Your mistake is to compare minimum income instead of median income. The minimum wage is not a good representation of the earnings of a country. In fact until about a decade ago the UK didn't have a minimum wage so would that mean LEGO should (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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