4. The Magical World Where McDonald's Pays $15 an Hour? It's Australia

Weissmann wrote about the fast food workers in the United Stated complaining about their low pay and demanded $15 an hour, which is about double of what they earn today. He said that in Australia, many full-time adult workers earn about $14.50 an hour and the country`s Fair Work Commission approved an agreement of guaranteeing the workers more less 15 percent pay increase by 2017. Academic estimates suggested that workers pay accounts for at least 45 percent of a Big Mac`s cost. He mentioned that in Australia, McDonald`s relies heavily on the young workers because they are paid roughly US$8 an hour. He includes that the restaurants of high-pay countries, usually try to save on labor when they can. MC Donald`s squeezes the productivity and responsibility out of its workers by keeping the price low overseas. He ends his article by saying the consequences of raising the minimum wage to $15 and those consequences includes more expensive burgers, fewer workers and probably fewer chains on the bottom of the market.

Werissmann used specific and clear vocabulary in order to inform the readers about the minimum wage of the fast food workers. He started his article by mentioning about the protest of the fast-food workers around the United States and that they demanded a wage hike to $15 an hour. He then, compares the minimum wages from many different countries so that the readers can have an idea of the average salary of the employees in these countries. He used MC Donald`s as an example and suggested that the worker pay is responsible for at least 45 percent of a Big Mac`s cost. He added an image of a chart made by Orley Ashenfelter, an economist from Princeton, that compared the Big Mac`s prices to the McWages so that the readers may have a clear visualization of the difference between them. The language that Werissmann used is more suitable for the adults and the subject of the article is also more attracting for them. He ends the article by listing some consequences of raising the minimum wage to $15 so that it is easier for the readers to understand them. He included many estimates and percentages in order to increase his credibility. Additionally, he consulted many professors who have researched about this subject; therefore making the article more reliable. On the other hand, he used too many numbers and estimates so it might be confusing for the readers when reading the article. He also failed to describe more of the protests that the workers have done to raise up their salary. Overall. his article was well written but includes too much information that may confuse the readers. 

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/the-magical-world-where-mcdonalds-pays-15-an-hour-its-australia/278313/