Only in the sense that they control a tiny amount of capital. They are still at the whims of giant faceless corporations and powerless in the face of economic tides. Most of them probably do quite a bit of labor on behalf of the parent corporation. The real capitalists don't work and carry no real risk.
I guess I had a different idea of the work franchise owners did than is true. I basically thought they owned the store and then just gave a cut to corporate. I think that it's different based on chain though. In N Out basically just has managers but then other chains, like McD's, have much more autonomy.
franchise owners are definitely capitalists
Only in the sense that they control a tiny amount of capital. They are still at the whims of giant faceless corporations and powerless in the face of economic tides. Most of them probably do quite a bit of labor on behalf of the parent corporation. The real capitalists don't work and carry no real risk.
They're just shit capitalists who might be happier as proles. That doesn't make them not capitalists.
Again, they are petite bourgeoisie. "Capitalist" is not a precisely defined term.
I guess I had a different idea of the work franchise owners did than is true. I basically thought they owned the store and then just gave a cut to corporate. I think that it's different based on chain though. In N Out basically just has managers but then other chains, like McD's, have much more autonomy.
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