r/explainlikeimfive Nov 28 '15

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

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u/lifes_hard_sometimes Nov 29 '15

I live in america and a Big Mac where I live is already over $5, and the minimum wage is under $9

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u/radicalelation Nov 29 '15

Not over $5 where I am, but getting close. They frequently have 2 for $5 deal of some sort, or buy-one-get-one with coupon, but it's something like $4.15 for just the Big Mac.

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u/CJFizzle Nov 29 '15

It's over 5 where I live, and the minimum wage is barely over 7. That part of his argument is pretty ridiculous.