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The Cost of Fast Food: It's Not Just Your Expanding Waistline
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.

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A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.

A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
A new study concludes that the fast-food industry's unwillingness to pay a living wage costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year.
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