Fast food joint pays workers $12 an hour, and lives to tell the tale

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53. I guess that's why Costco is going belly up.

Unless, of course, you're going to argue that wholesale outlets have higher margins than fast food places.

Prevailing wages has absolutely nothing to do with an individual store's profitability. Having been to Moo Cluck Moo I can attest that they are not in direct competition with McDonalds or Wendy's. They do not have a drive through and do not offer pre-made, low-grade crap. They serve fresh made (including bun) food with taste at a reasonable price and they do it quickly.

Domino's has to compete with Little Caesar's because they're both serving the same garbage in different colored boxes. The place down the street with the great quality food and the owner who knows your name is only worried about them if you choose cheap over quality. If that's the case, then wages are going to be the least of his problems.