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Utopia Talk / Politics / If Euros worked as many hours as US
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williamthebastard
rank | Thu Aug 06 10:21:33 "compare a US worker and an EU worker with comparable wages, where the EU worker decides to take temporary employment elsewhere during his days off to match an equal amount of working hours per year. Let's use realistic numbers. The U.S. worker works about 307.5 more hours per year. Suppose the EU worker takes: all 5 weeks of paid vacation (187.5 hours), and another 120 hours spread over weekends or evenings, for a total of 307.5 additional hours at a second job. In this idealized scenario, the annual earnings are identical. In some cases, temporary or weekend work pays a premium. If the second job pays 150% ($52.50/hour): 307.5 × $52.50 = $16,143.75 Total: $72,581.25 The EU worker would actually out-earn the U.S. worker while working the same total number of hours. This reflects an important point in labor economics: a substantial part of the higher annual earnings observed in the U.S. is attributable to Americans working more hours per year. |
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Sam Adams
rank | Thu Aug 06 10:27:38 "we are poor because we don't work very hard" Interesting logic. You should definitely put that in your resume. |
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williamthebastard
rank | Thu Aug 06 10:31:39 Unfortunately, that could mean that EU men might start turning into women as murcans are currently doing, while trying to alter their sexually confused hormones with supplementary testosterone. |
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williamthebastard
rank | Thu Aug 06 10:49:24 "I wud hapily groe man boobs and let my cok shrink to the siz of a clitoris for munies" - Lying She-male |
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Rugian
rank | Thu Aug 06 14:05:14 Oh no I work a full week's worth of work. Pardon me as I wipe away my tears with one of the many stacks of cash I have. |
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