I don’t go to McDonald’s, but this looks like cherry-picking data to force a narrative to me. Are Big Macs really $8 for just the sandwich these days?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mcdonalds-says-18-big-mac-meal-was-an-exception-says-news-reports-overstated-its-price-increases/3450713/?amp=1 looks like 9.29 for the meal, 5.29 for just the sandwich.
Yeah totally. I went to one just outside of Chicago about a month ago for my nieces birthday and the Big Mac there was over $8. A damn happy meal was $14!
Did a little research and found a Big Mac costs around $4.49, or $7.49 for a meal. Really hard to check prices without downloading their app, btw. Though, I’ve heard that McDonnalds is a lot like Subway, in that anyone not using the app and coupon codes for every order is getting ripped off big time.
No they are not and the median wage is up almost $16 over that same period. This image is a lesson in why you don’t lie or make a point that is already sound — it kneecaps your entire argument.
We should compare the rate of inflation, joblessness, etc, against the state of the world just before the pandemic
A big Mac wasn’t .50 in 1980. I remember it being at least $1. The earliest I can find sources for say $1.6 in 1986.
The New York Times previously reported that a Big Mac in New York cost 85 cents back in 1974.
a simple Big Mac cost just $1.60 in 1986, according to The Economist, which introduced its Big Mac Index that same year.
From this article.
This gives a whole, sad new meaning to “i can haz cheezburger”