ViewpointsOpinionThe Taco Bell EconomyTaco Bell owner Yum Brands now offers $100,000 salary for restaurant managers. Who’s next?SavePrintA sign is posted in front of a Taco Bell restaurant in Novato, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesJames Gorrie1/13/2020|Updated: 1/14/2020CommentaryWho would’ve have thought that managing a fast food restaurant could pay $100,000 a year?Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube Podcast, The Banana Republican. Author’s Selected ArticlesWhy Is the CCP Persecuting the Peaceful Falun Gong Spiritual Practice?Aug 20, 2025No Escape? China Stopping Foreign Executives From LeavingAug 19, 2025China’s Xi and CCP Under Growing PressureAug 08, 2025Communist China’s Pain Is America’s GainAug 07, 2025Related TopicsTaco BellinvestmentYum BrandsUS economy