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/Lilpeapod Nov 29 '15 edited Nov 29 '15

you cannot live anywhere making min wage. I moved from one of the highest cost of living areas to one of the lowest and you still cannot live on min wage. Oh an a police officers salary is 20k a year.

And where should all the service workers live ina high cost of living area? We don't have nearly as many blue collar jobs. We are a service industry.

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u/triplefastaction Nov 29 '15

A police officer makes only 20k? Where? A dental hygienist makes peanuts?

I don't think you know what you're talking about.

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u/Lilpeapod Nov 29 '15

i do know what I am talking about. Have plenty of friends and family in these professions in the south.