Why the McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Is Always Broken, and Why That Might Be About to Change

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Peter Jacobsen

“How could it be that the ice cream machines at McDonald’s are so consistently broken? It turns out that, until just recently, it was illegal to hire most people to fix them. To understand why, we’re going to have to take a detour into the world of intellectual property.” (11/06/24)

https://fee.org/articles/why-the-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-is-always-broken-and-why-that-might-be-about-to-change/