[SheLion]

A level playingfield is in my book a way of saying, "We are prepared to loose business, as long as we all loose equally."

Yes! And then they can CRY all the way to the bank!

[Just another Joe]

And then they can CRY all the way to the bank!

The big chains will only cry for a limited time.
After all the small independants go under, many of the former customers of these will still eat out somewhere.
Guess what the only game in town is now? You got it, the chains.