Some Americans are willing to work for much less than people from other countries, according to the results of an online experiment conducted by Newsweek.

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Some Americans are willing to work for much less than people from other countries, according to the results of an online experiment conducted by Newsweek.

The magazine used a website run by Amazon that acts as a marketplace for freelance work. The results show that no one in Italy, the Netherlands, or Egypt would accept less than US$5 for an hour of work. In Germany the lowest bid was US$3, in Australia and Britain US$2, and in Canada US$1.25. Americans accepted by far the lowest figure: just 25 cents.

The minimum wage in the U.S. is US$7.25 per hour. But given the current downturn, many Americans will work for a whole lot less.（点击美国《新闻周刊》网站查看原文）

美国人愿为25美分折腰

       美国《新闻周刊》杂志进行的在线实验表明，美国人比其它国家的人更愿意为很少的工资工作。

       该杂志用亚马逊旗下一个网站来征集愿意做兼职工作的人。结果显示：意大利人、荷兰人和埃及人对于一小时薪酬少于5美元表示不能接受，德国人可以接受的薪酬底限是3美元，澳大利亚和英国人是2美元，加拿大人的底限是1.25美元，而美国人可接受的报酬最低，仅仅25美分。

       美国的最低工资标准是每小时7.25美元。但现在由于经济不景气，许多美国人愿意为远低于这个数的报酬而工作。

(China.org.cn June 22, 2011)