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Jaguu

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Switzerland compared to Minnesota!
« on: August 15, 2011, 02:53:19 pm »
Recently I read a newspaper article where Switzerland was compared to Minnesota.

In Zurich you pay for a Big-Mac at McDonalds the amount of 15.19 U$. For that the average worker in Minnesota has to work for 4 hours, the average worker in Zurich just 15 minutes!

They did not explain why the chose Minnesota in particular.
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JimH

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Re: Switzerland compared to Minnesota!
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2011, 03:24:55 pm »
I think the author must have flunked math.

An average hourly wage would be around $17 in MN.
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Re: Switzerland compared to Minnesota!
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2011, 05:00:23 pm »
The cost of a Big-Mac in the US varies depending on location, but it is usually less than $4.00. So based on Jim's average hourly wage of around $17 in MN, the average worker has to work less than 15 minutes to buy a Big-Mac in MN.
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Re: Switzerland compared to Minnesota!
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2011, 05:45:33 pm »
Maybe the real question is, "why would anyone buy a big-mac?"

I may only eat one in a desert with a horse with no name, if i get a free sprite.
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