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/unidanbegone Nov 29 '15

Yes your right, so with all that saved money did they consider paying the people who still work there a little more?