McDonald's Abandons Iceland

American Voices • Economy • fast food • business • ISSUE 45•44 • Oct 30, 2009

Iceland's three McDonald's locations are closing because of the collapse of the island nation's currency. What do you think?

“I guess we’ll never find out if that crafty Pinchy Puffin ever got his hands on a McRutabaga Shake."”
Jennifer Winston –
Systems Analyst
“Let this serve as a warning to us all. Iceland has universal health care and now they have no more McDonald’s."”
Larry Rubin –
Unemployed
“Someone's going to have to get Björk out of the ball pit.”
Andrew Sanchez –
Facility Examiner

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