Wall Street is Coming for Your Burger

They came for your department stores, your newspapers, your hospitals. Now—hold onto your sesame seed bun—they’re coming for your burger. The drive for fatter profits means higher prices, lower quality, tougher conditions for workers, and sometimes the blowup of the business itself.

There are few things more American than a hamburger. It’s up there with apple pie.

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