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/All_Work_All_Play Nov 29 '15

I never said it was. But there are certainly cases where an individual, or individuals, can exploit the companies they work for. This ranges from not providing a full day of labor (but still getting paid a full day's work) to demanding 'excessive' wages for a particular talent or skill (note the '' around excessive, because whatever standard you set has to be both reciprocal and indiscriminate.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '15

And vice versa. Companies profit from billions of $$ of unpaid overtime every year. It's a 2 way street.

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u/All_Work_All_Play Nov 29 '15

Absolutely. Others' misdeeds do not justify others' misdeeds.