Posted on 04/02/2023 8:53:49 PM PDT by linMcHlp
Was I supposed to read the article? I didnt read it. Did you? Whats it say about staff? Usually the first Freep that reads it will post a brief synopsis of the article. Tell us what its about.
“The Founder” was essentially accurate. Some time line issues, and some enhancements to his affair/2nd wife if I recall. Ray Kroc would have never let things get so out of hand. If nothing else, the stores would be cleaner. The slip from dominance would still have happened, given the sheet volume of competition, but McD would have been in the mix in a better way than they are now.
Accepted; but that still doesn’t cover WHY corporate staff is the problem. I’m going to try to find out just what THAT problem is/ why the layoffs there.
Accepted; but that still doesn’t cover WHY corporate staff is the problem. I’m going to try to find out just what THAT problem is/ why the layoffs there.
One other note about “The Founder”. At the end, the text reads that McDonalds Shakes are milkshakes again. Technically true, but mainly because the legal definitions of ice cream and milkshake have changes. Dairy Queen was a big beneficiary if that as well: Who remembers their old signs that read “Ice Milk Served Here”?
True; but if you read this thread and the other one, posters aren’t considering any of that, nor what corporate staff means!
True; but if you read this thread and the other one, posters aren’t considering any of that, nor what corporate staff means!
Of course I read the article; I always do! But the headline says it all and had been ignored by the vast majority of the posters. Just read the damned headline.
Of course I read the article; I always do! But the headline says it all and had been ignored by the vast majority of the posters. Just read the damned headline.
Once we lose the petro-dollar, our status as the world’s reserve currency disappears.
The economy craters.
All the foreign governments feeding at our trough turn away.
All the loosers and gimmedats will be screaming bloody murder when the checks stop.
It will be very, very ugly.
Civilization is only a few weeks from collapse at any given time. We made it through the Great Depression because people still believed in a higher power and had faith in our institutions.
Those conditions no longer exist.
So, am I more likely to get either a cold, raw or burnt hamburger, with a robot or with an 18 year old attendant?
AAhh ya The Founder thats the name.... I did notice that last part about the milk shakes...
One thing stood out to me. SPOILER-—
I was watching it with my 13 year old daughter and when Roy started taking interest in that new lady... my daughter kept saying Noo... Noooo... Noooo... We thought it was going to turn into an affair... but it didnt. He just told his wife he wanted a divorce. I was surprised they didnt try to spice it up hollywood style.
Okay I READ it! :)
Not much there.. but
NOW... Substitute MacDonalds with any US Gov Agency in that article an we have a winner...
MacDonalds is trimming FAT from its corrupt corporate employees. I see its stock going higher tomorrow. What do you think?
“Once we lose the petro-dollar, our status as the world’s reserve currency disappears.”
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At last! A FR commenter understands the situation we are facing. The agreement to trade oil in American dollars happened in the mid-1970’s during the oil embargo and after the earlier decision to disconnect gold from the dollar. That agreement has been the only reason the dollar has remained somewhat stable over the decades since. Kissinger made the deal as SOS under Nixon. Oil would only be exchanged for American dollars so all countries had to convert their money into dollars to purchase oil (that’s the simple explanation—read some history to discover all the manipulation done behind the scenes to make such happen).
If countries are now beginning to purchase oil in their own currency, the value of the dollar will drop and inflation will go up. Picture the Zimbabwe memes with people carrying their money in large bags, or wheelbarrows in order to purchase a loaf of bread. Those memes are based upon true stories. Go read the stories where the articles are even now titled “Zimbabwe’s annual consumer price inflation fell further to a one-year low of 87.6% in March 2023”. That’s after decade after decade of inflation so the price increases are cumulative. That’s our future if something doesn’t soon change.
I have a dumb question.
If money is being carried around in large bags, can I use that bag of money to pay off my debts, like home loans, credit card, and Joe blow that I owe? Seems like it would wipe away my debt and I can pay off stuff. ???
“True; but if you read this thread and the other one, posters aren’t considering any of that, nor what corporate staff means!”
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Corporate staff lay-offs is a big difference from the high-school drop-out losing their job due to the local McDonald’s closing it’s doors. And, it is a devastating when a McDonald’s closes in a small town and takes away a job from a young teenager who is just trying to stay out of trouble and build up a savings account so they can have a better life.
However, when corporate offices of a fast-food chain such as McDonald’s is laying off, that threatens teens “first jobs” and single mothers’ safety nets across this nation, and not simply just a job source for local teens in one small town.
Yes, but I have noticed that at nearly everywhere.
Well, if your $100 dollar bill is the equivalent of $10.00 in today’s dollar buying power, I expect the local Publix will throw in a thin plastic bag for free since very few people will be needing them. Another example is Venezuela. The middle class went from a perfectly content lifestyle to killing their pets and zoo animals for food, all in a few short years. I believe CNN (or maybe it was WaPo) even did a story on how that country’s citizens had finally got into shape and lost weight while living under fascism.
So you dont know what your talking about?
Im no expert either. But if I owe $100,000 on a paper loan.... can I take the bag o cash of worthless on the street $100 bills and put it towards my debts to pay them off faster? and still retain ownership of the asset that I paid off? The one that gets screwed is the one that got paid off with the worthless $$ right?
I think this is what the Gov wants to do... pay of its debt with inflated money.
Guess I should have said I dont ‘have’ a bag of Cash that is going to devalue. but I have skills and some minor assets....that will increase with the inflation.. so if i did work that paid me $10,000 a day of inflated money.... I could then apply it to say my home loan and pay that off much fasted since its a locked in loan. ?
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