Whenever the debate about the minimum wage comes up it's inevitable that a comment about the impact on McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) dollar menu comes up. In New York, McDonald's workers began protesting in 2012, demanding a $15 per hour wage, to which one commenter quipped, would lead to a $10 hamburger.n New York, McDonald's workers began protesting in 2012, demanding a $15 per hour wage, to which one commenter quipped, would lead to a $10 hamburger.