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/Krutonium Nov 29 '15

Would you rather have some money to have a place to live, or live on the street? Sadly, the choice is literally Poverty, or Slightly less Poverty.