<p><em> A </em><em><strong>minimum wage</strong></em><em> is the lowest remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor. Although, minimum wage laws are in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage.  </em></p>
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<p>Hello, community! My name is Bogdan, but I go with the user name @gaitan here. Glad to meet you. Recently I was talking with some friends about Steemit, advising them to sign up (a philosophy graduate and a marketing start-up owner). After explaining how this platform works, we got to a minimum wage discussion and I was inspired to write a few lines here.</p>
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<h3><strong>First we have to mention the countries with the greatest minimum wage</strong></h3>
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  <li> Australia - $9.54</li>
  <li>Luxembourg - $9.24</li>
  <li>Belgium - $8.57</li>
  <li>Ireland - $8.46</li>
  <li>France - $8.24 </li>
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<p>We can agree that living with the minimum wage is not great and can have an impact on you and you life, even if is the best one in the world. In this 5 countries, the products or services are more expensive than anywhere else. But still, is a good amount. </p>
<h3>Getting to the countries with the smallest minimum wage, things are bad...</h3>
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<p><strong>- Georgia</strong> with <strong>136 $ a year!</strong> Yes, that's right. The caucasian country was a part of the Soviet Union until its disintegration, the country declared independence on 9 April 1991, which led to many conflicts and the Russo-Georgian War in 2008. The country looks great.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/01/tib-alamy620_1890721ba1057.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong>- Cuba</strong> with <strong>108 $ a year! </strong>Even lower than Georgia.  As for Cuba’s economy, the state owns most of the production means, along with the labor force. However, as of today, 22% of the country’s employment rate belongs to the private sector. However, the payment is a bit different since the country still, to some extent, relies on the principles of socialism. A private firm usually makes the payment to the government, then the government pays the employee, deducing the taxes.  </p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/01/cuba82f40.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong>- Uganda</strong>:  having declared independence from Britain in 1962, Uganda today has to struggle with a lot of internal conflicts (child abuse, terrorism etc.). When it comes to wages, an Ugandan worker on the minimum wage has to work 40 hours a week for a yearly minimum salary of <strong>$29</strong> or a minimum monthly salary of $2,42 (around 6000 Ugandan shillings). Uganda is the top country where minimum wage is the lowest. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/01/Kampaladac22.jpg" /></p>
<p>I know this is not exactly how things work but imagine a Steemer from Georgia, Cuba or Uganda. He or she can make more than a year minimum wage in one hour of work, at most! He or she can travel to other countries, see the world, other cities, help other people around and giving more time to education rather than working for a minimum wage.</p>
<p>It could be done by just one upvote from @berniesanders which values at over 200 Steem Dollars or from the celebrity bots (@wang, @itsascam, @steemed) </p>
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<h2><strong>This may seem like propaganda but I really believe that someday, we can all live nice and well, and in my opinion Steemit is not just for original content, I think it's more about empowering people.</strong></h2>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
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