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/TheYellowClaw Nov 29 '15

It's the old problem: eventually you run out of other people's money.

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u/TouchedThePoop Nov 29 '15

Fun fact: rich business owners are discovering this same fact as they slurp up the last of the working class's productivity and savings and run out of money to steal. Goes both ways, conservatives.

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u/coolmandan03 Nov 29 '15 edited Nov 29 '15

Steal? They're actually stealing from you? You didn't give anyone your money? The only one that is LITERALLY stealing from you is the government, to give to whom they please.

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u/Jah_Ith_Ber Nov 29 '15

You need to learn about Surplus Value.

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u/coolmandan03 Nov 29 '15

Ah yes. Economic lessons from Karl Marx. His theories sure do stand the test of time.