[WalterBright]

If McDonald's paid their workers like software engineers, they'd have to charge at least $50 a burger, assuming the sales volume stays the same. But if burgers were $50, the sales volume would drop to zero, and the business would collapse.

[willcipriano]

> they'd have to charge at least $50 a burger,

That's only a little more than 100% increase from the current near $20 combo meal prices. McDonalds has high margins lately they can afford raises.

[WalterBright]

A McBurger is what, about $3 ?

Also, McDonald's Corporation is a different company than the McDonald's franchise that sells you the burgers.

[filoeleven]

They don’t account for externalities.