> It would be bad form, IMO, for the state to come back to Mc'D's and say > "hey...you guys are doing a thriving business here...we want a bigger cut, > and if we don't get it, we'll barracade the exits and you'll do NO business > in these shops you've stood up. Furthermore, we don't care if our customers > (drivers on the highway) have bought the McD's meal plan for their frequent > trips up and down the road...they can't do business here."
But it is worse than that. It is as if the Connecticut transportation authority opened their own burger joints and *then* threatened to block the exits if McDonald's doesn't pay up. I am a great fan of markets and I am sure economics will "route around the damage" in this case, but it will take a while. I hope Comcast comes up with a better answer in the long run.
