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The past decade has seen some of the most astounding price hikes and profit taking in the rich history of the major U.S. fast food companies. The numbers don’t lie.

Between 2014 and 2023, the price of all goods and services purchased by Americans rose 28.7%, according to federal data analyzed by the Roosevelt Institute, a New York-based think tank. But in the fast food sector, prices rose 46.8% during that same span. Profit markups in fast food also increased at a greater rate than at any time since the 1970s.

read more: https://capitalandmain.com/no-the-new-minimum-wage-wont-wreck-the-fast-food-industry-or-the-economy

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Just like UBI won't destroy it either

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Not sure this is really union related.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I got an idea, and it's kinda nuts, so bear with me.

Stop buying fast food. Just fucking stop.

"We keep buying and they keep raising prices and we keep buying! We're getting fatter by the second! Whatever shall we do?"

I ate out everyday, sometimes twice, for a couple of years. Now I eat out once a week, tops. Fuck 'em, won't pay it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Once a week is still a LOT of eating out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I bet those workers would be thrilled if their $20/hr jobs evaporated into thin air.

Stop buying fast food. Just fucking stop.

Now I eat out once a week, tops.

Take your own advice?