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In reply to the discussion: Are You Dumber than an American? [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)perhaps only in Spain, Greece, Italy, and maybe the UK, but not in the more affluent countries such as Holland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Norway, and Iceland.
The more southern countries are known for their corruption and suppression of the people, though, and yes, they've instituted austerity measures that has only weakened their already weak economies.
But in the countries as I've listed above, there is no such thing as minimum wage, even if you're an immigrant. Equal work for equal pay - women earning the same as men for the same work, too - is seen as normal in those countries. No special law had to be passed in order to get that basic human right. Real journalism is freely broadcast and you don't have to buy a premium cable channel (like here to get CurrentTV and MSNBC) to get the truth.