| Did you know that many countries try to keep | | | | operate the business. As the business grows, those |
| United States based franchisors from selling | | | | local people must hire other local people to help in the |
| franchises in their country? This is rather upsetting | | | | operation, and this provides jobs for all. |
| because as Americans we buy products from | | | | Additionally, as the local business makes more money |
| countries all over the world, and if we didn't spend | | | | it pays more in taxes, and that helps the local |
| that money there, many of those countries | | | | government, so it is a wonder why other nations |
| economically would be devastated, people wouldn't | | | | would put barriers to entry to keep franchise |
| have jobs, and their quality of life would be very | | | | companies out. It just doesn't make any sense, and |
| underwhelming. The additional dollars that come into | | | | although the US-based franchisor will collect royalties, |
| countries from all the products and services that US | | | | much of those royalties will's be spent back into the |
| consumers buy help these nations create the | | | | country supporting the vary franchisee that paid |
| infrastructure they need to serve their inhabitants. | | | | them. And only a very small percentage will come to |
| It is therefore quite upsetting to see that these | | | | the US and remain here. |
| same countries do not reciprocate their goodwill | | | | It really is a huge win for the local country, and the |
| toward the United States. And it really makes no | | | | US can also have franchising companies that are |
| sense that a nation would have hostile regulation | | | | continually expanding. International Protectionism |
| against American-based franchising companies. After | | | | against Franchising is problematic, it is shortsighted, |
| all, a franchising Corporation sells franchises in the | | | | and if I may go so far as saying so; it simply ignorant. |
| local region of the country to local people, who then | | | | Indeed, I hope you will please consider all this. |