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		ThrowawayR2 on Dec 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier > "Then maybe a business that can't make enough money to pay livable wages should cease to exist?" Sounds like a recipe for business closures en masse and ballooning unemployment, which I don't think is something anyone wants.

kube-system on Dec 6, 2019 [–]

McDonalds is run well enough that they'd never do that anyway. They'd phase in changes to adapt to market conditions.

ThrowawayR2 on Dec 6, 2019 | [–]

McDonalds, the corporation, would have some financial runway in which to adapt. The franchisees that own and operate individual McDonalds restaurants, however, they would most likely be decimated.

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