How the Democratic Party became a tool for Wall-Street

[memphis]

This is another case where Americans are hurt by not knowing themselves. Because people hold onto the mythology of Infinite Opportunity, they don't see themselves as Poors, Working Classers, or even Richers. Everybody is Middle Class, floating around like an Oklahoman in the Update, convinced that one of these days things are going to work out if we just believe. Americans need a serious dose of realism. We're all busting our butts for peanuts, and things are not going to change until we make low prestige jobs worthwhile. It is not possible for everybody to be a doctor, a CEO, or a lottery winner.

[memphis]

Yeah, a McDonalds franchisee in Denver is going to make so much more money by moving his operations to Hong Kong.

LOL. This McDonalds in Washington State can't even be bothered to move to thee empty lot across the street in Idaho for the $2.07 cheaper an hour minium wage.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mc+Donald's/@48.184203,-117.040228,397m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x53622472b2e66f35:0xb7db506c9a73e3c6

Moving a business, even a McDonalds across the street is a big, very expensive process. People act like businesses can stop on a dime and move. It's not that easy. Also, for a fast food place, which side of the street you're on is very important. A lot of people won't make a left turn onto or off of a busy street without a street unless they absolutely have to, so which way most traffic is flowing at peak operating hours makes a big difference . There are a lot of dynamics that go into any business that most people who are not in the specific field wouldn't know about.