McDonald’s faces scrutiny over Brazil pay

[tailfins]

There is no requirement to collude with the government, they can easily collude with each other while the incompetence and/or ineffectiveness of governing officials goes on unabated.

There certainly is a requirement to "collude" with government. In Brazil the payroll fees of 130% of wages are mandatory. In Cuba direct employment agreements are illegal under penalty of seizure of your business. The Castro brothers want to make sure individuals don't receive money that might be spent in a socially irresponsible manner.

[fj1200]

Twas speaking of Mexico.

[ConHog]

Twas speaking of Mexico.

That is true, but you can bet that the reason there is no federal minimum wage in Mexico is because the government has been bought off. Now true, that isn't exactly the same as if the government were caught passing a law saying companies only had to pay 25 cents an hour, but the end result is the same.