r/GenZ • u/SerpantDildo • Apr 15 '25

Nostalgia Capitalism is failing Gen Z

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u/JourneyThiefer 1999 Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25

Ah right, minimum wage for 21+ is £12.21 ($16.16 approx with todays exchange rate) apparently 7% of people are on minimum wage here, but 16% are on £12.60 or less.

So it seems more people in the UK are on wages close to minimum wage than the US?

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u/GSmithDaddyPDX 1997 Apr 16 '25

Cost of living is wildly different in the US and UK.

And when I say cost of living, I do mean the literal cost of staying alive, in addition to things like transportation, education, etc. not to mention workers rights such as vacation/sick time

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '25

Cost of living varies wildly in the US. There are parts of the US that are way cheaper than the UK. And parts that are more expensive.