Posted on 07/17/2008 11:11:43 AM PDT by SeafoodGumbo
A McDonald's franchisee in Nevada pled guilty and agreed to may a $1 million fine for its knowing employment of illegal aliens (the two executives involved will be sentenced later). This is indeed "a coup for the government's crackdown on employers of illegal immigrants," as the Wall Street Journal put it, but the fact that it's McDonald's is especially important. McDonald's is believed to be the company with the largest number of no-matches — that is, W-2s filed by the employer that have fake or mismatched Social Security numbers. That's from a 2004 report by the Social Security Administration (text, pdf) that didn't name names, but listed the top 100 no-match employers by state for 1997-2001, with one in Illinois as number 1.Since McDonald's is the nation's second-largest employer, is based in Illinois, and employs lots of immigrants, it's no stretch to assume McDonald's is the firm. The Nevada case involved a franchisee, not a company-owned store, but if this prompts McDonald's into doing what Dunkin' Donuts did a couple years ago, and requiring use of E-Verify in all franchise and company stores. it would have a big impact.
Maybe. But the more important point is... where did the franchise owner get the money?
Either of you ever own a business? Where does the money to make payroll, pay state and federal taxes, buy equipment and supplies, pay the rent and etc. come from?
Answer: same place the $1,000,000 is gonna come from.
Answer: same place ALL the business's revenue come from.
That's why I said there should be no fines.
GO GET EM!
Under a franchise situation like McDs they don’t really get to pass fines on to the customer. McDs corporate sets their prices. And there’s going to be other near by McDs owned by a different franchise holder so even if they do find a way in the franchise agreement to pass the cost on to the customers that’ll put them at a disadvantage to the other stores which could cost them as much as the fines.
I believe in fines. Yes business may TRY to pass them on, but often they can’t succeed. Business is about the bottom line, if you want to punish a business you have to attack the bottom line. Yeah it looks like a couple of people involved will be going to jail, but you can guarantee it’s not all the people that knowingly hired illegals, so jail not only won’t punish all the lawbreakers it doesn’t punish the business at all.
So local Mcd's will have to increase their prices to pay for the fine - guess what happens - business goes across the street. Part of the money came from the fact that they saved $$$ by hiring illegals. Luther Mack gets no sympathy from me and it is about time there were consequences from systematically hiring illegals.
I currently own two businesses, and I am a managing partner in a third.
A McDonald’s franchise is subject to strict guidelines, including the pricing of its products. You cannot deviate from the prices that McD’s sets for your area.
Good.
Good to see poor illegals have the latest in technology.
Cool! You get my point.
Customers pay all the expenses of a business. Even $1,000,000 fines.
Wish the RATS in Congress understood this basic principle.
McMillion $ Fine — I’m Lovin’ It — BTTT
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