https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/15/mcdonalds-advocacy-group-criticizes-new-california-fast-food-bill.html

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      Because this isn't to help workers, it's to help small Californian business owners by reducing the advantage that national chains have

      SF already has a similar bylaw which punishes large chains

      It's just trying to prevent monopoly capitalism

  • underisk [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    "Independent advocacy group of McDonald's owners" independent from what? The businesses they own are literally dependent on McDonalds.

  • FnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    porky-scared B-b-but at those wages we'll have to raise our prices to unsustainable levels!

    ...

    porky-happy to maintain our $13 billion in profit last year

    • Rojo27 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Look at this guy trying to maintain profits rather than grow them infinitelycapitalist-laugh

  • OgdenTO [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    What was the calculation, that if they increased every employees' pay by $10/hour that would be completely balanced out by a raise on the big Mac price by 5 cents or something?

  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    As a former McDonald's grill-burnee/customer punching bag/nickel a year raise receiver/fry cook let me say, I'm very hopeful that they're right

  • bigboopballs [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    oh no not a financial blow to a $200,000,000,000 company. won't someone think of the hundred-billionaires!?

  • heiferlips
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    1 year ago

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  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    devastating

    It will be maybe a 2% dip in profits, which is devastating to number-must-always-go-up-and-go-up-faster death drive of capitalism. porky-scared