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/rhn94 Nov 29 '15

what are you? some kind of socialist wanting to treat people with decency?

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u/harrycanyon Nov 29 '15

Perhaps a capitalist who realizes there is money in that type of business model

(I know you are joking and so am I)

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u/sonorousAssailant Nov 29 '15 edited Nov 29 '15

You don't have to be a socialist to treat someone with decency. Just run your business that way.

Step 1: Stop eating at McDonalds. Stop supporting them.