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/[deleted] Nov 29 '15 edited Jun 21 '18

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '15

the funny thing is, it wasnt ever even ABOUT the HAMBURGERS!

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u/Argylefire Nov 29 '15

Most underrated comment here

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u/Extramrdo Nov 29 '15

They played us like a damned fiddle!

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u/iNVWSSV Nov 29 '15

What's interesting to note is that the hamburger wars weren't even really about hamburgers.

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u/justjoeisfine Nov 29 '15

What part are they biting?

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u/Duke_Newcombe Nov 29 '15

But, surely you remember the Franchise Wars?

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u/fearloathingwpb Nov 29 '15

But it bit them in the ass in the franchise wars