its not a ponzi scheme its more like a mafia shakedown. that has nothing to do with the individual business being legitimate. but this is how almost all franchising works, corporate runs maybe 5 percent of the locations as lighthouse stores and get the rest of their money through land rent and licensing fees. when i worked at a mcds it was a million dollars a year but that was 20 years ago. our owner had 17 stores though and wasnt a small business by any means.
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