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...by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden neighborhoods and setting them up for failure.

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1 posted on 09/01/2020 6:55:59 AM PDT by rickmichaels
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McDonald’s has deep pockets, lawsuit claims


2 posted on 09/01/2020 6:57:35 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: rickmichaels

Rioters need junk food for energy!

Rioting is hard work!.............


3 posted on 09/01/2020 6:59:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................)
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To: rickmichaels

So.. the black franchisees are suing because they say the black areas they’re in are crime infested?

That sounds racist itself!


4 posted on 09/01/2020 6:59:07 AM PDT by Skywise
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“Revenue at McDonald’s is governed by one thing only: location.”

Now, I haven’t been to a McDonald’s in probably ten years, but in general if a store is dirty, dingy, and has poor customer service, I won’t stop in no matter where it is.

5 posted on 09/01/2020 7:00:24 AM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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At first glance, it looks like this lawsuit might have some merit. How were the possible locations for the black franchisees picked? If they were given a list of black-majority areas only, McDonald’s might be in a bit of trouble.

But then there’s this, from the article:

[McDonald’s] also said that while it may recommend store locations, franchisees make the decisions.


8 posted on 09/01/2020 7:08:43 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: rickmichaels

No one put a gun to their heads and forced them to sign the contracts. And I guess Mickey D’s doesn’t really believe black lives matter. Sucks to be them!


9 posted on 09/01/2020 7:10:21 AM PDT by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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McDonald’s was known, at least in the past, for doing a lot of due diligence in choosing locations to set up business.

So we are to believe, that McDonald’s intentionally sent black franchisees into marginal areas, setting them up for failure, setting them up for bankruptcy??

So McDonald’s allegedly wanted to set up stores in places where they expected they couldn’t survive?

It sounds crazy to think that McDonald’s wanted to set up businesses they expected to fail, all so the “Suits” at “Corporate” could claim that they have all these minority owned franchises. They don’t have minority owned franchises if they go out of business.


10 posted on 09/01/2020 7:11:02 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Since McDonald’s generally lends a bunch of money to each franchisee and loses a bunch of money when a store fails, I am thinking this is nonsense.

I’m also thinking about the chicken franchise I own a big chunk of. It’s in about the crappiest neighborhood I’ve ever seen.

It also returned my money in 2 years and continues with a 50% ROI each year. Literally been the difference between me working until 72+ and thinking about retiring now, just on what’s it’s made, to date.


11 posted on 09/01/2020 7:12:51 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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How stupid or maybe naive are Black owners not to realize that putting their stores in depressed and crime-ridden areas will cause them to suffer the same fate as stores that previously selected those locations. Clean up the neighborhoods and you have an opportunity to build and succeed. What’s that definition of insanity - doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result (also the same definiton of socialism, previously tried and failed everywhere).


13 posted on 09/01/2020 7:16:22 AM PDT by CedarDave (Celebrating over 20 years as a Free Republic member and supporter.)
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I see Rooters has climbed on the bandwagon of capitalizing “black.” I’ll never do that in the context of race.


14 posted on 09/01/2020 7:17:11 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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” who accused the fast-food giant of racial discrimination by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden neighborhoods and setting them up for failure. “

Boy....where would that possibly be, you “bigot”?


15 posted on 09/01/2020 7:26:56 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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"...locations for McDonalds restaurants..."

As affluence rises, it typically decreases the frequency that fast food (of any type) is consumed. That is seen again, and again, and again.
We see the occasional indulgences of President Trump and President Clinton before him, yet that is likely the exception and certainly not the rule.


18 posted on 09/01/2020 7:34:45 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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God-damn it, stop capitalizing “black”!


22 posted on 09/01/2020 7:48:10 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: rickmichaels

Last place you want to eat is a fast food joint that is mandated to hire based on demographics. They survive because they are subsidized, and the only business they get is first/last time customers.


23 posted on 09/01/2020 8:07:51 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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OH HORSESHIT! New franchisees have always had to take locations that don't infringe on existing owner/operators locations, that was the policy before I worked for them, while I worked for them and after I worked for them.................unless you are a 'minority' or woman. I personally know of several times that corporation screwed over existing 'White' male owner/ operators to give new locations that financially impacted their existing stores to a minority or woman just so they could increase the proper 'ratio' as demanded by social justice warriors. And I know of one 'White' operator who sued the corporation because of it and got a very large very private settlement.

Very few franchise locations are guaranteed to be profitable right from day one, except for the corporation that takes no risk and collects their percentage of sales no matter what and their rent and service fees no matter what. It is a given that a new franchisee will be in the negative for a couple years at least.

24 posted on 09/01/2020 8:11:23 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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