Maybe if all these zoomlineals stopped buying avocado toast and Zoloft they'd be able to scrape together a few million dollars for a McDonald's of their own

Then they could simply purchase things from their friends McDonald's in a circular fashion to increase the GDP infinitely

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I mean you only need like what, like a few hundred thousand to do that, and about the same net worth. What's stopping you?

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

McDonald's franchisee applicants must have a minimum of $500,000 available in liquid assets and pay a $45,000 franchise fee. Those looking to launch a new McDonald's franchise can expect to shell out between $1,314,500 and $2,306,500. Existing franchise operations can cost upwards of $1 million.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago

Even worse than i thought! If i could afford a McDonald's, i wouldn't need to own one to begin with.