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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Let's put it this way. There are about 250 McDonald's in NYC. If they were all replaced by an Arby's, there is no way they would be as profitable as the McDonalds were. Arby's cannot match the brand or advertising power of McDonald's.

NYC does not want 250 Arby's, and consequently some - probably most - of the Arby's would close. That certainly would change the lives of those employees.

So, do Russians want Tasty-and-that's-all as much as they wanted McDonald's? I doubt it.

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