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<blockquote data-quote="BMWSauber1991" data-source="post: 1193699" data-attributes="member: 47373"><p>You say this, "And less restaurants not named McDonalds, Burger King, etc, because none of them can afford to pay $15/hour plus Obamacare-level benefits." but what you fail to realize is that these companies can afford to pay there employees a decent wage. McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, etc. are all franchise companies. The franchisee has to pay at least 150,000 dollars and can exceed 500,000 dollars just to open the business. On top of that, they have to pay a certain percent of there gross sales in royalties and advertising, usually around a total of 8 - 15%, and a franchise fee usually between 30,000 - 100,000 dollars. They must have uniform products, so these companies require them to buy their marked up priced products from the corporation to run their business. Yes, these business franchisees operate on a low profit margin and can not afford to pay their employees more wage, but the corporation that makes them pay 500,000 - 1,000,000 dollars just to start the darn business is able to pay them.</p><p></p><p>There is a local business in my area that offers 401k matching, healthcare, vacations, sick pay, even TUITION ASSISTANCE and well crap wages. But even if they raised the minimum wage these "Mom and Pop" stores would account for these extra cost and would adjust accordingly. You make is sound like they would just plummet into the depths of hell. Any good business owner can stay competitive in a pinch and if they can't then maybe they are not right for the whole entrepreneurship idea. By the way the company is called Plaid Pantry, it's a convenience store.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BMWSauber1991, post: 1193699, member: 47373"] You say this, "And less restaurants not named McDonalds, Burger King, etc, because none of them can afford to pay $15/hour plus Obamacare-level benefits." but what you fail to realize is that these companies can afford to pay there employees a decent wage. McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, etc. are all franchise companies. The franchisee has to pay at least 150,000 dollars and can exceed 500,000 dollars just to open the business. On top of that, they have to pay a certain percent of there gross sales in royalties and advertising, usually around a total of 8 - 15%, and a franchise fee usually between 30,000 - 100,000 dollars. They must have uniform products, so these companies require them to buy their marked up priced products from the corporation to run their business. Yes, these business franchisees operate on a low profit margin and can not afford to pay their employees more wage, but the corporation that makes them pay 500,000 - 1,000,000 dollars just to start the darn business is able to pay them. There is a local business in my area that offers 401k matching, healthcare, vacations, sick pay, even TUITION ASSISTANCE and well crap wages. But even if they raised the minimum wage these "Mom and Pop" stores would account for these extra cost and would adjust accordingly. You make is sound like they would just plummet into the depths of hell. Any good business owner can stay competitive in a pinch and if they can't then maybe they are not right for the whole entrepreneurship idea. By the way the company is called Plaid Pantry, it's a convenience store. [/QUOTE]
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