Gee, I wonder if the mandatory increase in minimum wage has anything to do with this.
WhatchaTrynaDootaMe on
I will never understand these metrics. First we say, oh meat should be quality and should cost a proper amount of money, we don’t want to eat plastic or antibiotics. Then when the price raises, oh look how expensive it is, it used to cost peanuts! Just pick one.
Smooth_Pianist485 on
And not only this but since ingredient quality is worse these days, I am fr taking roughly .91 BMs per hour after some micky ds.
New-Jackfruit-2127 on
Great chart
Temporary_Key_1790 on
6.2 BMs per hour sounds like a medical problem. You should get that checked out.
Select_Factor_5463 on
It’s too bad we can’t have 1980 prices and today’s wages, that would be a SUPER DUPER deal!
notdroidyoulooking4 on
According to Gemini
Current Price (Late 2024/Early 2025)
• The reported average price for a Big Mac burger alone in the US is around $5.29 to $5.69.
• Prices can range widely, from around $4.67 in some low-cost areas to over $7.00 in high-cost cities like Seattle.
💰 Price in 2022
• According to The Economist’s Big Mac Index, the average price of a Big Mac in the United States in July 2022 was approximately $5.15
But your point and choice of Big Mac and minimum wage are compelling.
Sneudles on
One of my biggest takeaways from reading Fiat Food, is that everyone from all financial backgroundd buys food all the time, making minetary inflation harder to obfuscate when selling food.
Aside from the pressure on firms to shrinkflate, inflation also incentives them to cut corners and costs when it comes to the ingredients. Passing less nutritious final products to their customers.
We also had and continue to have a noteworthy obesity issue in the United states.
Few-Education-5613 on
every word of this is a lie lol
RemoteNurse on
I’m going to use this as a rate of measurement. I make 12 big macs an hour
dynastyfriar on
My BMs per hour is around 0.91
richardbaxter on
Love how btc goes in the opposite direction. A pizza that cost 10,000 btc and Al that.
sfchris123 on
A Big Mac cost $1.60 in 1980.
moki_martus on
This is not good indicator of “decline”. Minimum wage doesn’t represent state of economy. Average salary would be better indicator.
__Ken_Adams__ on
Although you’ll get no argument from me that inflation is a cancer, this is a misleading metric. Although minimum wage hasn’t raised, average entry level wages have. Very few people are actually making minimum wage now compared to 1980.
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That doesn’t even account for shrinkflation.
Gee, I wonder if the mandatory increase in minimum wage has anything to do with this.
I will never understand these metrics. First we say, oh meat should be quality and should cost a proper amount of money, we don’t want to eat plastic or antibiotics. Then when the price raises, oh look how expensive it is, it used to cost peanuts! Just pick one.
And not only this but since ingredient quality is worse these days, I am fr taking roughly .91 BMs per hour after some micky ds.
Great chart
6.2 BMs per hour sounds like a medical problem. You should get that checked out.
It’s too bad we can’t have 1980 prices and today’s wages, that would be a SUPER DUPER deal!
According to Gemini
Current Price (Late 2024/Early 2025)
• The reported average price for a Big Mac burger alone in the US is around $5.29 to $5.69.
• Prices can range widely, from around $4.67 in some low-cost areas to over $7.00 in high-cost cities like Seattle.
💰 Price in 2022
• According to The Economist’s Big Mac Index, the average price of a Big Mac in the United States in July 2022 was approximately $5.15
But your point and choice of Big Mac and minimum wage are compelling.
One of my biggest takeaways from reading Fiat Food, is that everyone from all financial backgroundd buys food all the time, making minetary inflation harder to obfuscate when selling food.
Aside from the pressure on firms to shrinkflate, inflation also incentives them to cut corners and costs when it comes to the ingredients. Passing less nutritious final products to their customers.
We also had and continue to have a noteworthy obesity issue in the United states.
every word of this is a lie lol
I’m going to use this as a rate of measurement. I make 12 big macs an hour
My BMs per hour is around 0.91
Love how btc goes in the opposite direction. A pizza that cost 10,000 btc and Al that.
A Big Mac cost $1.60 in 1980.
This is not good indicator of “decline”. Minimum wage doesn’t represent state of economy. Average salary would be better indicator.
Although you’ll get no argument from me that inflation is a cancer, this is a misleading metric. Although minimum wage hasn’t raised, average entry level wages have. Very few people are actually making minimum wage now compared to 1980.
A big Mac costs $8 now? Outside of an airport?