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Old 09-01-2013, 07:22 AM   #9
Chaselady
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Originally Posted by AB_Monterey View Post
The "living wage" in Australia is over $16/hr.

A bottle of water is $4 at the 7/11.

A small coffee and egg mcmuffin is over $8.

A draft beer is pretty much $8 everywhere.

Do the math.
The "living " wage in Australia is close to $20/ hour...but their cost of living is higher. However, their country does a better job with their money than we do.
Waitstaff also do not expect to get tips, because they make a decent wage.
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