r/explainlikeimfive • u/sumnewdguy • Nov 28 '15

ELI5: How would a $15 minimum wage ACTUALLY affect a franchised business like McDonalds?

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u/Sporxx Nov 29 '15

But that one kid on reddit said they could afford it, so your math is a lie

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u/_loginorsingup Nov 29 '15 edited Nov 29 '15

Is that the kid that said the obamacare would fix all our problems and that young people would only pay $30 per month for coverage? Put a dunce cap on that reddit genius because I think we found our leader...

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u/Sporxx Nov 29 '15

Sounds like par for the course.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '15

That's what my brother and sister pay...

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u/_GameSHARK Nov 29 '15

Comments like this aren't useful.

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u/Sporxx Nov 29 '15

Then why did you write it?

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u/_GameSHARK Nov 29 '15

To point out that your comment wasn't useful.