of course that’s what they want.
The destroy jobs, so they can scream, “we want jobs!”.
Then they demand more policies which destroy jobs - except for government jobs which are a product of patronage, corruption and which further kill capitalism.
The more jobs they kill, they more they get to demand “jobs!”.
It’s a pretty transparent playbook, really.
Eventually all of these franchise owners will receive a visit by a government agency who tells them they no longer own their McDonalds but are mere employees. They will be given a new salary structure, which lo and behold, they will also get a salary.
And McDonalds corporation will be government run.