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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by u678u on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:32PM (#26754226)
You conveniently chose one of the wealthiest countries with the highest wages. Here is a more realistic look at monthly min wages across the region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_...
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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by Archio on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:48PM (#26754461)
>You conveniently chose one of the wealthiest countries

Did you know that the United States is the wealthiest country in the world?

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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by VintageCool on Friday April 09, 2021 @03:40PM (#26755124)
It is worth pointing out that Alabama is one of the poorest states in the country (using GDP per capita), along with Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Idaho.
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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by dragonwriter on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:55PM (#26754553)
> Did you know that the United States is the wealthiest country in the world?

In aggregate, sure; its somewhere between 5th-8th by per capita GDP, which is the more relevant comparison, depending on source.

But the UK isn’t even close to the US, or particularly near the top in Western Europe (which yas countries ahead of the US.)

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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by Archio on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:56PM (#26754563)
Whether its 5th, 8th, or 1st; saying you can't compare US benefits to that of a "wealthy" European country is ridiculous. America IS a wealthy country.
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