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McDonald’s is in terminal conditions these days as it continues to bleed red ink; but don’t worry, it’s right next to the funeral home! Join James in a celebration of the fast food giant’s death and the rise of the guerrilla gardening alternative.
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McDonald’s Japan posts 22 billion yen full-year loss
McDonald’s Is In An Absolute Free Fall
McDonald’s Posts First Loss As Restructuring Costs Rise
McDonald’s Earnings Ugly; Shares Fall
“Just cross the street!” Ha, HA!
Again props to your graphic designer for the cover pic!
Never redundant or stale graphics.
Nobody mentions how EXPENSIVE McDonalds is!
But you can go to a sit down small restaurant, get a much healthier meal, for less money.
The only downside is that you have to get out of your car.
How i wish i could rejoice. Unfortunately, McDonald’s received bailout money, even when they were running in the black.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/files/cpff.cp.xls
The document is searchable. Seven purchases were made to a Golden Funding Corp. Golden Funding = Golden Arches? Perhaps, but the parent/sponsor company was one McDonald’s Restaurant Systems, and the grand total of purchases is 203.5 million.
If that doesn’t work, just download the document from here:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/reform_cpff.htm
McDonalds’s claimed that this is a mistake, though i’m not sure which part:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-12-01/fed-crisis-borrowers-ranged-from-bank-of-america-to-mcdonald-s
i don’t believe it for a minute. Rather, McDonald’s will be deemed too big to fail, and the American tax cattle will be paying to keep McDonald’s alive, whether they purchase their products or not.