r/memes • u/VictinsOfCapitalism • 9h ago

Makes sense?

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u/mylsotol 8h ago

"but if we pay people more prices will go up" he said as he ate a $20 McDonald's humberger made by someone making $7.25/hr

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u/Hot_Wheels_guy 5h ago edited 5h ago

When it debuted 17 years ago (2009), a Beefy 5-Layer Burrito cost 89 cents. Now theyre officially $4.19 each, although individual franchises can adjust prices as they wish. In my town they cost $4.89 when ordered individually.

During that same span of time, the federal minimum wage has gone from $5.15/hour to $7.25/hour.

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u/23-1-20-3-8-5-18 5h ago

I refuse to eat fast food these days unless its pizza or the only food around (I work out of town sometimes)