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7. Also consider that they do not have a minimum wage law in Switzerland

Sun May 18, 2014, 11:12 AM

May 2014

This will happen

Local Purchasing Power in United States is 6.07% lower than in Switzerland

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Switzerland 'rejects world's highest minimum wage' [View all] 7962 May 2014 OP

"...raise production costs and increase unemployment." KansDem May 2014 #1

So go for it - but you have to take the baggage which goes with it. dipsydoodle May 2014 #2

only 6.07% less ? dipsydoodle May 2014 #8

No, it's MORE. JackRiddler May 2014 #10

Great point. Springslips May 2014 #12

Also consider that they do not have a minimum wage law in Switzerland jamzrockz May 2014 #7

It's not like Switzerland will suffer horribly from this DFW May 2014 #4

They're even voting on whether to buy fighter jets from Saab. 7962 May 2014 #9

That's not an argument at all. JackRiddler May 2014 #11

There were a number of stories about the Swiss rejecting the minimum wage. former9thward May 2014 #13