[rconti]

Are you arguing the franchisees are hurting as well?

Or are you just arguing that the franchisees are also getting rich by paying people as little as possible?

[larrywright]

I’m arguing that the restaurants aren’t especially profitable and their margins are thin. It’s a bit like a rental property, in the sense that you have to have more than a couple in order to make much money at it.

[rconti]

This has never been my understanding about the major ones, at least. The licenses are incredibly expensive to buy, but they are quite profitable. But I recognize we're both speaking totally vaguely and without sources, so I'm not sure why I'm replying when I have so little to add myself :)