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Hydra

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5. *Pssst...*

Reply to Robb (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jul 2013

You're touching the sacred cow there Robb!

Without billions in profit, how could the "job creators" be expected to get out of bed to check how their wealth is multiplying by their "hard work"?

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I'm seeing a lot of info about how much the price of a Big Mac would rise [View all] hedgehog Jul 2013 OP

Good question. kentuck Jul 2013 #1

this morning I heard it would be 17 cents per item should wages go to $15/hr DrDan Jul 2013 #2

While the percentage of increase customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #3

Oh, c'mon. McDonalds' 2012 profit was $5.5 billion. Robb Jul 2013 #4

*Pssst...* Hydra Jul 2013 #5

*cough* COSTCO *cough* Robb Jul 2013 #7

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #9

Ya, same crap I heard back in the 80s & 90s from trickledown shitheads Rex Jul 2013 #6

How much would the profits suffer if McDonald's paid their employees real wages? Initech Jul 2013 #8

Serving actual food is not in their business model. Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #10