I have always known my McDonald's argument was sound, but my visit to Prague provided the opportunity to verify it firsthand. I start my McDonald's argument by getting my freedom-fearing friends to agree that McDonald's is the perfect example of capitalism run amok. They quickly agree. Mom and pop are doing fine, as are all the dozens of other restaurant owners in Prague. Throughout the city, food of every form and fashion can be found.
Taste is clearly a matter of personal choice.
The people standing in line for their Big Macs each time we walked by certainly didn't seem to think that they were being taken advantage of. As for health, McDonald's doesn't seem much worse than the other options. If McDonald's is not flooding the market and the food is not all that bad, then surely there is no excuse for low wages. Perhaps the displaced employees could open stands on the Charles Bridge. While selling crafts on such a beautiful and historic bridge certainly seems better than making hamburgers on an assembly line, it requires a level of artistic skill that the majority of citizens do not possess.