• Tja
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    23 hours ago

    There is no capital moving in. It’s not a new factory. It’s not a new technology. It’s not a novel product that didn’t exist before. They don’t even export anything. They pay the rent with money from their customers, just like anyone paying taxes in Belgium would. There is only capital moving out.

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      22 hours ago

      So from a bit of research. The place is owned by Carl Goris. Someone living in Brussels. 99,5% of burger Kings worldwide are owned by franchisees.

      So about 6 to 10% of the revenue goes to USA.

      It’s up to you to decide if you think boycotting 90 to 94% local revenue to hinder 6 to 10% USA revenue is worth it.

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        21 hours ago

        It’s not boycotting local revenue. It’s going to the kebab place or pizzeria that leaves 100% of their revenue in Europe.

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          21 hours ago

          Aight you’re right, in this case there’s no capital inflow. Franchisees will stop using American branding if it doesn’t bring them customers