The New York Times - OCT. 27, 2014
COPENHAGEN
— On a recent afternoon, Hampus Elofsson ended his 40-hour workweek at
a Burger King and prepared for a movie and beer with friends. He had
paid his rent and all his bills, stashed away some savings, yet still
had money for nights out.
That
is because he earns the equivalent of $20 an hour — the base wage for
fast-food workers throughout Denmark and two and a half times what many
fast-food workers earn in the United States.
“You can make a decent living here working in fast food,” said Mr. Elofsson, 24. “You don’t have to struggle to get by.”
With
an eye to workers like Mr. Elofsson, some American labor activists and
liberal scholars are posing a provocative question: If Danish chains can
pay $20 an hour, why can’t those in the United States pay the $15 an
hour that many fast-food workers have been clamoring for?
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