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Re:One in Three U.S. Workers Are Earning Less Than $15 an Hour by DistantCl3ric on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @11:57AM (#30779822)
In SA we also have to use private health insurance as the state run facilities are really bad. We have no safe public transport and those who can afford their own car usually have one. Our policing is sub par and many have to pay for private security.

We also have a very high income tax rate. Up to something like 45% depending on your level of income.

If I for instance saved 10% of my salary vs someone earning comparatively the same in the US, I would have far less buying power in the world in general.

Overseas holidays are something very few can afford. Spending ZAR overseas is rough.

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Re:One in Three U.S. Workers Are Earning Less Than $15 an Hour by dghlsakjg on Thursday March 24, 2022 @03:17PM (#30794194)
No doubt there’s a reason that so many SA choose to work overseas. My point was more that $15usd an hour just doesn’t go that far in the states, even though it sounds like a very livable wage outside of the US.

Even within the states there are massive discrepancies. $15/hr in San Francisco probably means you are on the edge of homelessness. Meanwhile that same pay in the southeast might be enough for a modest life.

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