Americans work the least to afford their beer
Posted: 10/10/2012
CLEVELAND - Beer drinkers of America rejoice!
According to analysts at Swiss bank UBS, it takes the least amount of time to earn a beer in the United States.
Out of 150 countries studied, researchers found it takes Americans just five minutes on the job to earn a beer. That equals 96 beers over an eight-hour workday or 480 beers over a 40 hour workweek.
The analysis looked at median hourly wages and average beer prices at retail outlets like grocery stores or liquor stores, not prices at bars.
On average, it takes a typical worker of the world 20 minutes to earn a beer.
Other countries do have cheaper beer prices than the United States, but median hourly wages are much higher in the U.S.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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