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California fast-food workers’ minimum wage win stirs up old economic debate
(www.theguardian.com)
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8.29 big mac. 12.19 for the meal. 3.49 hashbrowns.
No deals no sales. Been this way since at least covid.
Now then again the local diners burger is 13 bucks and one step nicer the burgers hit 15-18 and any nicer you lose sides at that cost.
But that said every news and economy article talking about big macs and mcdonalds prices, even as recent at January 2024 say Big Macs are $5-6.
So prices are legitimately up, but we are being lied to as to how much and why. The measurements appear to be intentionally off.
I've been out of the loop on fast food prices for a while. Didn't realize it had gotten that bad.
After covid, I realized I hadn't eaten fast food for about a year and decided to keep that trend going. The one time I had to stop somewhere to eat (late 2021 I think?), it was more expensive than I remembered and also kind of gross. Not sure if it was always gross and I just didn't notice or if something changed, but it definitely wasn't worth it.
You’re not missing much. I recently had to eat fast food after years of not, by poor planning in a road trip. What do you do when rest areas only serve junk and you’re traveling late when the local places are closed? It seems like I paid about $50 for two McDonalds meals. Way over priced and horrible food, definitely not worth it