Consumers fed up with soaring fast food prices

While Americans are saving a little money at the grocery store, dining out is another story. Jo Ling Kent reports on the high cost of fast food.
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[@NewGoals-v3k]

Americans eating less fast food. I see this as a win

[@ugk26]

Problem is they’re not, they’re still buying it. Which is insane to me. I’m a bodybuilder, I weigh and cook all my food, this doesn’t effect me in the slightest. Just blows my mind how bad my countrymen eat. Why do Americans eat pure sugar for breakfast? I’d feel awful.

[@M1999-v4v]

The reason why people are still buying is because people are working two and three jobs just to make a living, one job doesn't work anymore. In today's world you have to have at least two jobs to be able to pay your rent and pay for the taxes on your house. Working two jobs how will you have time to be able to cook?

[@ugk26]

@@M1999-v4v you need to be creative. I cook twice a week. That food last around three days before I start not wanting to eat it. When I leave the house, I put boiling hot water in a thermos and close it for 20 minutes. Then I heat up my food and put it inside the thermos. Sometimes, I freeze the thermos and then put 370 g of Greek yogurt and one scoop of protein in there. Then I eat a banana with it. It’s really not that hard, you just have to be willing to put in the small amount of effort to make it happen. And that is what blows my mind, someone can’t spend 2 to 3 hours a week cooking their food. I mean, is that insanely hard?

[@imperialmotoring3789]

Telling Americans what they can eat? Seems kind of fascist don't you think?

[@imperialmotoring3789]

@@ugk26 I don't eat fast food or sugar but I am not going to dictate to others what they can or cannot eat. Biden raised the cost of all food, not just fast food.

[@MikeDoesEcom]

Consumers are fed up with soaring prices of everything

[@Trollemharder]

Try living in California , with the new minimum wage for entry level fast food jobs , It's skyrocketing the cost of fast food.

[@Trollemharder]

@@REL602 So edgy, but you forgot, it's all the folks like me who won't buy the over priced food and that results in "them" getting laid off. maybe put a little thought into your sarcasm fry boy.

[@suqmadiq68]

​@@Trollemharder: Couldn't have anything to do with CEOs and other "executives" making $10,000 an hour.

[@Trollemharder]

@@suqmadiq68 Nope, has everything to do with an ENTRY LEVEL JOB and unrealistic wages. now look at your name and do that for me.😎

[@eMDiKhamPha]

Funny thing is...BIDEN said Americans can pay for them

[@aaron0000123]

Fed up? I can't even afford groceries, let alone fast food. Why would i pay $10 for one burger and a drink? They are making RECORD PROFITS!!!

[@LightBlue9-f4w]

Now you talking, I spent $60 at the grocery store and didn't really get anything, I said it's time for a diet lol, eat little and save!!!

[@dextersmithbsee]

I am single middle aged man who really only eats one good meal a day. And yet I still spend on average $25-$30 a day shopping for just essential grocery items - nothing fancy. $210 a week or $840 a month for a single, conservative person to eat sparingly is simply outrageous. It wasn't that long ago that $840 a month could EASILY feed a family of 4 or maybe even 6! Something in the milk ain't clean.

[@Dman425]

$10? More like $20 now

[@j.d.contreras392]

That's why I'm on a Top Ramen diet. I never felt better and I'm saving a ton of money. I could eat 5 packs a day and the noodles are only about 25 cents a piece!🤣🍜

[@johanea]

10$ for a burger and a drink. Now that’s cheap.

[@Bigand788]

Now I understand my mom when she used to tell me there’s food at home

[@SOLDOZER]

Bro she was just messing with you. NOW its for real

[@sanaaniz]

@@SOLDOZERyep 😂the whole “ do you have McDonald’s money “ is no joke

[@WorkaholicB1]

and your mom's food tastes a thousand times better. you aren't able to get that sheppherd's pie at any fast food location.

[@douglashenry6996]

There's no longer much difference between the total bill at a drive thru and one at a sit-down restaurant.

[@brian5o]

Honestly, most of the time, especially if you can time it right, you get more and better food at a diner-in restaurant than a fast food restaurant for the same money or less.

[@anonymouse9833]

We stopped at a Bob Evan’s yesterday while roadtripping, and it was definitely cheaper than the neighboring fast food places. And we got better food and service

[@ruck-a-tron]

We just get take out from restaurants. Not having to pay for drinks and high tip amounts saves a lot. It’s comfortable eating at home too.

[@FlyoviaUSA]

If you think fast food is expensive, wait until you get your medical bills from eating that crap.

[@86GT11]

Okay Jeff Kirby

[@ramencurry6672]

True. My step dad was a daily eater of junk food and got stomach cancer. Fortunately he survived but had to pay over $100,000 and there’s still more bills to come

[@supertrucker99]

Lol been eating McDonald's for 40 years im doctor free STILL 🤣 😂 😅 🤪 🙃 good genes babe.....avoid pesticides 😮

[@prateeksarin3555]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jumsaesiaw6890]

Can’t agree more with your comments @FlyoviaUSA.

[@NotMeGworl]

I haven't even noticed until now, but I've stopped going to fast food at all. I just stock up at the grocery store. The stressed rude employees, messed up orders, high prices. I'll just cook at home.

[@pearlsswine]

Lol imagine being stressed out over your fast food job lol. Your job is literally to scoop out French fries and put them in a paper bag. Jesus Christ.

[@chrix6831]

you can't read 😭😭. he never said that ​@@pearlsswine

[@AngelicaAngel888_]

​@@pearlsswinethe food is the easy part. It's the people who make it stressful, internally and externally.

[@jaydee975]

Also grow your own garden! That’s the best food ever!

[@Window4503]

@@pearlsswineYou know it’s more than that. People in general have gotten more unhinged and yell at employees and throw things. Others create messes in the dining area because parents forgot how to parent. The places understaff as well so it’s always a rush. It’s NOT just scooping fries.

[@pw1086]

Going on a road trip and I’ll be doing what my mom use to do back in the late 90s..packing sandwiches, chips, and drinks and stopping at each state’s Welcome rest stop that have table and bench and eating our food there.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Wish I could do that but my wife is addicted to McDonald’s even though she won’t admit it

[@Littlepaw7]

Yep! Sandwhiches and bean and chz burritos with a side of lemonade is what I remember.

[@ndean1687]

Ahh...the good old days!

[@RARufus]

We’ve done that the last few years on road trips. Better food and save some money.

[@TheBigBigSean]

I've saved thousands by packing a lunch for work everyday for the past 20 years.

[@guysalzmann9302]

Quitting their garbage might translate into better health for Americans.

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Might?

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

Why would we want better health? That just means living longer in the dystopian nightmare that we are creating.

[@chriss4325]

23% increase for all food no matter where it comes from

[@W81Researcher]

@@guysalzmann9302 not really

[@A3Kr0n]

I'm tired of being treated like a piece of crap by corporate aholes.

[@jayt4465]

It's not corporate aholes, It's state Democratic governments increasing the minimum wage to levels that have zero relationship to the talent to be a worker there. If they want to survive they have to raise their prices.

[@scottprather5645]

Stop giving them your money

[@thegreyhoundgirls536]

THIS!!!

[@TWCPepsi]

then take a nap

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Then start your own business and do things right

[@Twizington]

If you guys would quit giving them your money you’d fix the problem

[@mikem6997]

The chick in the video: “If I save, I can’t have my fast food”🤦

[@Galaxylord2]

Yes and that works for everything. Be well...

[@NoMoreTalkingg]

Why doesn’t everyone go door to door with each other and tell each other to stop paying taxes? They’re gonna lock up the whole country?

[@paulsawczyc5019]

It's not the money we give - it's the money they take (by force).

[@blackrocks8413]

you cannot fix inflation by refusing a Frosty or Double Cheese. If you think that, you need to read some Milt Friedman

[@skellener]

Expensive crap food

[@ekop1778]

BARF A BURGER

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

​tasty

[@glennjthompson332]

🤒That's bad for your Colon!🧐

[@Me97202]

Sketchy employees, questionable sanitation, high prices = no thanks

[@upc.barcodes83]

What i don't get is.. We pay base on weight and quality. Usually. When you go to a fast food restaurant, it really depends on the person making it. It's random every time.

[@weho_brian]

its ok, all of those emploeyes will be replaced by robots soon

[@susanb5058]

Agreed

[@Vegasborn]

Facts

[@jumsaesiaw6890]

I just wonder, why can’t they eat homemade meals? Fresh and healthy!

[@valerieannrumpf4151]

The quality of the food has gone waaàaaaay down too.

[@newoldvideos989]

Did you notice that the Medium Fries she order was HALF EMPTY ??? !! I would have asked for a FULL Container... Raise prices and short you on product... No wonder they are going down fast....

[@DarrianYates]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that 😂

[@miken7629]

I had enough, cut expenses, No Restaurants, No Charity, No entertainment, don't care if they go out of business, ain't overpaying

[@mikem6997]

Yup, all you really can do. Find value where you can, and the rest be damned. They’ll drop the prices, or like you said be out of business.

[@saybrittaney]

Period !!!

[@oakspines7171]

​@@mikem6997 Out of business either way. Actually more than just 2 ways. Way #3 is laying off the workers and replace them with machines. It is no use when you can not find a job when it is high pay.

[@ST8CPT]

No charity 😆

[@The_North0]

But you want minimum wage?

[@tomhenderson7972]

Just a couple of years ago, all the things on the 5 dollar special were on the dollar menu.

[@grimthreeper4112]

Wonder what changed since? HMMM Vote RED in NOVEMBER

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

Who knew the president was in charge of fast food prices 😂

[@SecretAgentBartFargo]

@@grimthreeper4112 Why the hell would anyone vote for the people who caused the January 6th insurrection? Anyone who votes red is voting for treason. Literally. If at the end of the day it's more expensive vs. having a fascist leader, then I'll take high prices over fascism any day of the week. You?

[@RideRedRacer]

i was fed up with their prices BEFORE the price hike

[@MargaretCho-pt3ng]

I stopped going to McDonald's when they got rid of the dollar menu. 2 McChickens and a small coke for ~$3 + tax 😊😊😊

[@pabloreyes2435]

I Like To Say : You Are Absolutely Right About The Whole Thing But The Only One Who Is Responsible Is That Creepy Joe Biden And Ever Since He Took Over Office Things Like High Prices Began Going Up , And Another Thing It's Those Democrats Who Are Supporting Joe Biden In Aiding Money In Israel And Other Countries , So The One Who Is Responsible Is Joe Biden .

[@simmcard3322]

their own comment 10 years

[@MrBasscase5174]

I went out to eat for the first time in about a year . 3 sliders and a beer . It was a reminder of how good of a cook I've become and how I'm perfectly capable of pouring my own beer .

[@plica06]

What's a slider?

[@blakkwaltz]

@@plica06 small burger

[@AugieRockero]

Good. Nobody should be eating that crap

[@SOLDOZER]

Its delicious.

[@sanaaniz]

Yeah every once in awhile people can have wtf they want !!!! Who are you to dictate anything?

[@leonkellerhuis3642]

I gave up fast food fifteen years ago and I never looked back

[@ChrisF_1982]

I can't even remember the last time I ate fast food. Only time I do is when I'm hungry, and it's the only thing in the area I'm in when travelling.

[@qbarnes1893]

It’s so very simple...Don’t eat toxic food, don’t buy it and hey presto not only do you loose weight and become healthier you’ve got more money too...educating the uneducated should be a priority

[@dextersmithbsee]

You're right but the masses have been inundated with ads for a variety of fast foods. Psychology tells us that repeated exposure to stimuli ends with the desired outcome in a lot of cases.

[@glennjthompson332]

True!🙄

[@ct6852]

There's price hikes for literally everything though.

[@hustlecrowe9440]

Why don't they talk about the RECORD PROFITS and HUGE salary of the CEOs????

[@victorsalgado6742]

the ceos are mad we are being cheap & not buying their $3 hot n spicy too pay off his mansion so they blame the consumers

[@TheWedabest]

Of course the corporate media won't talk about that!

[@thegreeninvasion5511]

Nailed it!!

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

​@@victorsalgado6742 They blame the consumer AND their employees

[@garydunn5013]

CEOs make a lot of money

[@arod605]

Biden said inflation is down

[@johnrinke8080]

People complain but they keep buying it.

[@YD-uq5fi]

Fast food and processed food are a tax on stupid people. I am fine with this tax increasing.

[@alexakaa.charlesross8919]

Exactly! Im a delivery driver and people spend $50 on a few pizza and then tell me they can't afford to tip me

[@formula112967]

@@alexakaa.charlesross8919 I am sorry that I will never contribute to your income, because I believe only lazy people have their food delivered, but I also think lazy people should tip their delivery drivers every time.

[@traildoggy]

It's crap. Corn syrup, artificial flavors and preservatives shaped like food. Mostly just empty calories.

[@nullfield6514]

yup they wanna raise prices all the more incentive to eat at home

[@JUNGLESTRIKEOFDOOM]

100 percent pure beef 🥩

[@Chrissimpson-oo4qx]

Sherry is I had no one or nothing from a McDonald's in years I can't even eat any food from McDonald's for free because it's such garbage. I mean I can't take nothing from it and it goes straight from me to the toilet so there's no point in even eating it for free cuz it's not even food to my body.

[@elevatormechanic7120]

Eat z bugz and be happy.

[@codelessunlimited7701]

What if they're selling $1?

[@Seanpfree]

GREED. We are not paying these executives more by paying their higher than necessary prices. They raised prices because they thought they'd get away with it.

[@highclassbum2538]

They are

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

That may be but why don’t you step in and make a competitor with narrower profit margins? If you can outcompete them on price you may be able to eat their marketshare.

[@Zildjian_DW]

It's a good time to be Hebrew if you own everything!

[@passerau]

They artificially kept the price extremely high to force a $5 menu instead of a 1$ or $2 menu this is an insult to consumers. Just ask yourself why are they charging us double, while they're buying the same ingredients at 2019 prices. BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT

[@user_abcxyzz]

Because the labor goes up

[@passerau]

@@user_abcxyzz more than 25 states still have the Minimum wage between $8-$10 TX,TN,AR,UT... I don't think anything is cheaper in those states Ty🙏

[@SanDiegoRunner]

People justifying corporate greed by any means with any mental gymnastics they can think of “muh healthcare…muh labor..muh muhhhh” as the CEO collects millions of dollars in compensation..just STUNNING psychological phenomena

[@jeremyhall2727]

​@@user_abcxyzzNot at all 😂

[@jeremyhall2727]

​@@passerauYeah you have facts. There's no doubt about that. I buy one meal from a fast food place once a month only. It's too unhealthy & I'm better off cooking my own meals. I get it as an treat.

[@ThePozzezzed]

Mcdonalds hit us with both smaller burgers and tried to charge more for them. They seem to forget that their dollar menu is what made them so popular back in the day. I couldn't imagine being a kid now with no where cheap just to hang out anymore.

[@mohammedjeffali1076]

I think one of the most damaging things for our children is right now is that kid attractions and things to do with children are 100$ per ticket. Also, places like six flags where teens might have a season pass are telling parents "were not a daycare center" The skating rink is one of the last vestiges of child entertainment. There are no hangouts like the old-school pizza hut back in the day. The mall seems unsafe and it's pricy to even have out there, the arcade is ridiculous. There is almost nothing for kids to do now.

[@SecretAgentBartFargo]

@@mohammedjeffali1076 Also a problem when kids think it's perfectly normal for prices to be this insane. It was never like this when I was younger. This new economic era is awful.

[@OmniUni007]

A large fry at McDonald’s is more than $5 😂😂😂 I walked RIGHT OUT!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@cococinnamon2236]

Get a Happy Meal 😂

[@laylapreater7813]

At this point it’s obviously greed not inflation 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@dozersdady]

Yeah that's it couldn't have anything to do with the massive jump in minimum wage

[@bobsacamano7653]

The real greed is the housing prices.

[@griponreality9716]

​@@dozersdadyCalifornia raised the fast food workers minimum wage to 20 per hour, research shows if the wage increases is passed directly to the consumer, the food will be a 4% increase. The restaurants doubled the prices as a result. It's greed not wages. I have an old friend who owns 6 McDonald's restaurants and he told me the wages and bills for his restaurants were covered by the end of breakfast. The lunch and dinner rush were pure profits.

[@laylapreater7813]

@@bobsacamano7653 yep

[@DameboySP]

​@@dozersdady they're still making record profits while giving their employees $15 an hour.

[@dutarus1]

Boycott these overpriced dumpster joints!

[@letzgobrandon5007]

That’s crazy, only 90% of us saw this coming.

[@patrickkenyon2326]

Right?!!!

[@Outrunninaround.]

Almost like we should have ignored the see d see.

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Are you gonna be able to give up Raising Cane's

[@arnoldfrackenmeyer8157]

Agreed. When Dementia Joe was being sworn in, I said to myself "Here comes runaway inflation like Venezuela" .....and it happened.

[@adanrodriguez3865]

$3.50 for a fountain drink. 😡

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 dey be seeing dem dollar signs dey be seeing dem Benjamin's

[@redgent7058]

This is not because of the minimum wage increase. It's because greedy corporations want to pass that extra expense on to you Instead of NOT buying another private jet, yacht, or 10 different homes. It is insane how people keep blaming workers for wanting a livable wage instead of the horrible greedy practices coming from wealthy hoarders.

[@Mr1stcat]

Exactly

[@shelbyonehalf]

Bingo. Don't forget that politicians are owned by these corporations.

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

It's both.

[@JonathanLaHaye-p4i]

The workers has to have a fair wage. The employer must make a certain amount. The problem is, we have a government that are the biggest Thieves ever for STEALING from all of us. ALL of those businesses and more are closing its doors for good, because of our government.

[@chrischris5510]

I know a guy who owns 5 mc Donald's franchise stores. He's not in a private jet... If you want it to completely run itself, probably 25-100k each a year, loses on some. When they say each franchise makes 200k profit a year and cost 1.4 million. now guess where that 1.4 million comes from.. a bank. now guess right now the interest on 1.4 million. Small business owners are not rich, business owners of companies that have been taken public become rich. So don't Harass McDonalds.. Its just some poor chump franchise owner working 80 hours a week to get somewhere in life.

[@genepires9394]

Media is so corrupt... this is a commercial for McDonalds

[@verndelap]

That face she even paid is full proof she helping sell McDonald's, if she was truly offended by the cost she should have just pulled out of the drive and bought nothing at all period! That's what I do when they give me crazy prices, I just leave.

[@ssjlkrillin]

It may work that way for some people. The last time I think I may have eaten McDonald's was possibly during Obama's first term.

[@garyoak1670]

Go to the grocery store. Cook some food. Stop eating overpriced trash.

[@LightBlue9-f4w]

My next step!!

[@Imissthe90sletsgoback]

Their dishwashers are broke so they don’t wanna clean dishes after 😂or don’t know how to turn the stove on or work an oven 🤷‍♂️

[@jdjefferson1323]

Food in grocery stores is also getting overpriced.

[@peryole]

A burger, fries, drink and soup was cheaper at Chili's, $10.99, cheaper than any fast food place in town and the burger quality is better than any fast food place. Sit down places have become much cheaper and faster than fast food places. I waited 20 minutes at chic fila a month ago, and they got my order wrong. I ordered Chili's tonight online, didn't wait and by the time I got there the food was ready, there's other options, these greedy fast food joints won't learn until we give them the neon lit sign, inflation is artificially high because of these places, there's simply no other reason, farmers aren't getting paid more... It starts with distribution and works it's way through the likes of McDonald's, do you remember when they played games with eggs a few months ago... people started raising their own chickens and others were buying from those people, eggs quickly found its way down to a normal price, and even dipped to a 5 year low here, people stopped buying them.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Frozen fish in stores fish and rice at the grocery stores I buy more healthier the big macs put on too much big pounds😂

[@KaneoHakune]

As a former McDonald's employee, those "Medium' fries were half full, more like a small fry. That is NOT how they're supposed to fill it.

[@THOMMGB]

Put enough fries in the package to make it look like the fries on the TV commercial.

[@Longhorn-s7z]

Fed prints money, currency depreciation follows, prices skyrocket. Nothing new here.

[@ct6852]

But most of that printed money did not end up in the hands of the average consumer. It pooled back up at the top.

[@ggjj999]

I try to never eat out. Imagine what these prices are doing to seniors who are struggling already with outrageous prices for everything.

[@ChrisF_1982]

With the amount of sodium in fast food, I really hope not too many are eating it. That would be catastrophic on an elderly person's blood pressure if consumed regularly.

[@arnoldfrackenmeyer8157]

That would be me. The current admin destroyed our retirement. Everything doubled in price including what we had to pay for our retirement home.

[@YD-uq5fi]

No one reaches old age if they eat fast food often. Fast food is a tax on stupid people.

[@PH-tv2sw]

Thank you for raising your prices, I realize I don’t need to eat fast food anymore and started eating healthier

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Good for you young man

[@Dezm56]

The soaring profits on Wall Street tells you all you need to know about why prices are rising.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Food USD SGD

[@JoeBlo-uf2vi]

Has nothing to do with Wall Street and more to do with $20 an hour minimum wage, rising taxes, the out of control spending by the federal government, the socialist takeover of certain states and cities. There's a heck of a lot more to add to that list and Wall Street ain't one of them.

[@doejohn6865]

Nope, soaring profits come from cutting costs. Haven’t you noticed all of the automated processes taking affect? These processes make the worker obsolete. Their fight for $15 has put them out of a job. Yeah! They won!

[@Petoskey116]

Nope. Minimum wage is hitting $20. Poor people have more disposable income.

[@Dezm56]

@@doejohn6865 then prices would go down.

[@Idontgafjk]

Haven't had fast food in over a year. McDonald's has destroyed their business by charging the same as a sit down restaurant.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

Exactly. Why buy an egg mcMuffin breakfast when for the same money you can get a real breakfast at Denny's?

[@Flaco_702]

I work grocery and our prices have gone up a lot. Thanks uncle Joe

[@fftydgh7769]

It’s costs 35$ for a 40 pc and two large fries at MCDONALDS….let that sink in.

[@dextersmithbsee]

@fftydgh7769 That is true highway robbery.

[@KaiserBlade]

40 PCs of what?

[@fftydgh7769]

@@KaiserBlade McNuggets.

[@fftydgh7769]

@@KaiserBlade least in my state it is. I’m sure in other place it’s a bit cheaper. Depending on where you’re at.

[@KaiserBlade]

@@fftydgh7769 Oh. I never got them.

[@Futuristbillpicone]

You have to pay more for garbage 🗑

[@georgemaximus694]

Garbage bills are higher too

[@jumsaesiaw6890]

My thoughts exactly, why don’t buy fresh veggies and anything fresh and cook it yourself.

[@rond1475]

A little fact ,McDs is healthier and cleaner than just about every restaurant out there .

[@takashiimotaki9593]

​@@rond1475How much did you get to say that?

[@michellelloyd4811]

As a kid I remember how no fast food ever got moldy or rotten in the garbage lolol.

[@Bluedreamcanecorso]

I was at the thrift store and people were fed up with the prices even at the thrift store yesterday at savers! They were like I could buy this brand new at the same price!

[@susanyounce1005]

So true. Value Village annd Goodwill prices here in Portland Oregon are more than buying new else where.

[@quitaulla1569]

​@@susanyounce1005They are very greedy and all those items are given to them for free.

[@peglegjim57]

When the Upper Middle Class can no longer afford to go to McDonalds, it’s painfully clear that those corporations have lost sight of the roll they played in society.

[@williamwilson6499]

Roll 😂

[@pearlsswine]

When you base your entire economic health on McDonald's affordability, you know you're in America lol. Interestingly enough, inflation and "muh corporate greed" hasn't done anything to slow down obesity rates in Fatmerica.

[@davidsoncl1]

Isn’t the Federal government responsible for a stable and robust currency? The dollar is shrinking.

[@DigitalMediaPatriots]

​@@williamwilson6499ROLE!!!!

[@peglegjim57]

@@davidsoncl1 Yes. It is. And the American Post Pandemic Economic Recovery under Joe Biden, is the ENVY OF THE WORLD. (Google it) Just Sayin’! 😎

[@tedszweb5268]

Who could’ve guessed that this would happen with all of the minimum wage hikes ?

[@HagiaFantasia]

Please bring the fast food prices down and engineer the food so that it's healther and eco friendly

[@drakecarter1780]

Lol

[@markhuru]

The only way to get prices down is for us all to stop buying over priced inflated goods ...

[@firstlast8258]

Speak for yourself 🤓 🖕

[@markhuru]

@@firstlast8258 you must be rich , inflation doesn’t bother you…

[@firstlast8258]

@@markhuru I don't mind paying double or triple as long as we don't get any more mean tweets from Trump

[@stratostatic]

House Republicans won't hold any investigations into corprate greed.

[@natasha09179]

@@firstlast8258LMAO

[@managingmonasmoula9811]

I’m just not eating out as much as I once did. Everything is just too expensive!

[@tamarar.4642]

I don’t either. I buy cases of chicken from a farmer and grow a lot of spinach, romaine lettuce, and other veggies. I felt horrible eating fast food all the time and stayed broke. I’m going on a week vacation next week. I bought a big cooler fridge for my SUV so I can bring healthy food with me or stop at a Sam’s or Aldi’s when I arrive. Of course I’ll try some local restaurants and new foods but it will be healthy options.

[@keijijohnson9754]

The same could be said for living in general man.🙄

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Go out and live a little, get yourself a rodeo burger.

[@drakecarter1780]

Vote for Trump then.

[@VanBurenOfficial]

Rich people get richer, life gets harder for everyone else, what a surprise

[@aegisreflector1239]

Lol pretty much

[@pearlsswine]

What a shock that playing video games and watching KZbin all day hasn't afforded you the lifestyle you feel entitled to.

[@NoMoreTalkingg]

@@pearlsswineyou’re a terrible troll.

[@vollste]

10% for The Big Guy…FJB.

[@austinhernandez2716]

​@@vollsteTrump is the one that gave the rich tax cuts

[@ambassador8524]

Greed is at an all time HIGH 🤢🤑🤮

[@JessyFinch]

Employees begged for $20 an hour . Now they're unemployed , And we are paying $25-30 for 2 "value" meals . Ridiculous

[@KC9UDX]

People who understand are fed up with the FED.

[@suqmadiq68]

The American Dream became the American Scheme.

[@firstlast8258]

Murican

[@brian5o]

“They call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” - George Carlin

[@geeknoid]

I say for the next 30 days no one goes to any fast food places and watch how the prices will go down in one month and how many new deals they will add.

[@LackofFaithify]

And if you just keep not going, watch the spending on diabetes and heart disease crash, an increase in your disposable income for something other than pink meat in a tube, and the disappearance of XXXL sizes of clothing.

[@Dman425]

That isn't how inflation works

[@jmz2144]

People wont do that, these places are very busy despite the higher prices

[@Jrmint568]

@@Dman425lol it’s supply and demand.. if something is in demand prices go up

[@jeffrobinson4523]

Corporations are getting rich off the price gouging on consumers .The federal trade commission just busted top grocery chains for raising cost on food in their stores ..

[@BrianKay-i9m]

When a Happy Meal pisses you off and the drive thru window is bulletproof 🤣

[@gailmckay5551]

All the soaring prices, not just fast food prices

[@Window4503]

The video says “prices” as in generally and then gets into fast food…

[@gailmckay5551]

@@Window4503 and the headline says fast food prices. Can you not read.

[@FriendlyBirdy]

At the price fast food cost now, you can actually go to an small family owned restaurant and order an decent meal for the same price. The reason why people got fast food was that it was cheap and convenient. It seems corporate executive forgot about that.

[@TexasRose50]

I actually do that! There’s a couple of restaurants I go to for take out food. I can actually get a meal, 2 of us eat it and it’s cheaper than fast food. We have a Mexican restaurant where we can get a child’s meal for $6, And the portions are so large, I can’t even eat the whole thing. Years ago, for the fun of it, I would see how cheaply I could make a whole meal(per plate). It would consist of neat, starch, and vegetables. The last one I did was 92 cents! And the portion sizes on the plate were not small either. My husband said he would gladly pay $12.95 if that was in a restaurant. I’m todays higher grocery prices, that same meal may cost me $2.00 to make. So many people today just don’t know how to manage their money.

[@mohammedjeffali1076]

We have switched to small restaurants too. The, "picking up n a fast bite while out" behavior is running us 500 per month with 1 child! We are going to be more intentional with how we spend money going forward. We will go on a mother daughter date once a month and choose a nice place. My daughter is tough, she fasts. We told her you can make due out with a pband j, or a protein bar, a cheese buiscit and fruit. We're going out less anyway sine our marshal arts place went out of business . The rents were raised on them and they went into foreclosure. Tons of small business are closing.

[@sci-fi.tsunami]

But not fed up enough to *STOP* going to those places & buying their overpriced garbage.

[@jayt4465]

Stop supporting ridiculous minimum wage increases to levels that have nothing to do with the skill to work there. That's what's causing a lot of the increases. It's also a magnet for more migrants to cross the border.

[@ADPSportsShorts]

Kroger had a record-breaking profit year. It's greed-flation not inflation

[@davekinghorn9567]

But.. will "consumers" now change their voting habits?

[@joep6035]

We need to be cutting out Fast Food other than a very occasional treat. We are seriously fat as a country.

[@natasha09179]

Sometimes I wonder if the “fat acceptance” movement is really a covert marketing campaign paid for by fast food corporations.

[@0Lu.Lu0]

All because those employers REFUSE to lower their own portion and REFUSE to pay their employees respectfully.

[@davidpar2]

Yes, clearly prices of fast food are soaring because employers aren’t paying their employees enough to say “hi, welcome to mcdonald’s” 🤡🐑

[@Woodshedphilosophy]

Inflation due to government spending

[@jeffsummstl]

Did it ever occur to CBS News to look at the fast food companies’ financial statements to see if their cost of doing business is also going up?

[@timguillory6339]

Mcdonalds made 14 billion last year

[@anonymouse9833]

All of these companies are still reporting profits in the billions, same with airlines, big grocery store chains, etc. They’re all doing just fine _because_ consumers are suffering

[@graphiccontent24]

It's not that they are more expensive. It is just that your dollar is worth less.

[@JordanPlanzer]

This is the best news because people may be forced to make healthier choices without even realizing it.

[@billymacktexasdetective5827]

Not likely... They will just buy the same kind of garbage from the grocery store. High fast food prices are not going to make unhealthy people suddenly wake up and start eating better...

[@stevematthews2459]

Not only prices but product is smaller

[@dextersmithbsee]

It's called 'shrinkflation'. Corporation charge the same amount or even more for less product. Gouging. Record profits and compensation for these white collar gangsters. Nothing for middle class America.

[@gregcooper6355]

They are going to price themselves right out of business because of their greed.

[@RobbyO-p5p]

Hahah, don’t you think they would charge less if they could, then they would sell more. McDonald’s has a 2-3% profit margin..typically a business in the US tries to have a 10-12% profit margin, with some exceptions.

[@thedoc8679]

Lets go Brandon!

[@JoseAlba87]

But Yet CEO earning are in Millions. CEOs dont know the pain & sweat of the average worker theses days. Its all about Profit! And for the stock holders

[@MAYBEE90]

Prices are sky high, yet the McDonald’s and Wendy’s near my apartment always have multiple cars lined up on the drive-thru! People will complain but still buy it, so I don’t see prices going down anytime soon

[@nativestacker4185]

In my area it is actually cheaper to eat at a local or family owned restaurant , plus the food is better . I am fine with no more fast food .

[@joshuapaul349]

Why is anyone eating this garbage at any price?

[@arnoldfrackenmeyer8157]

I don't touch it. Its not real food.

[@rust-0hspray156]

You will be surprised at how many people don't have a kitchen or have time to even cook

[@joshuapaul349]

I'm surprised at the amount of people that defending it. You can get 3 tacos from a taco truck for $7.

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

It tastes good

[@joshuapaul349]

@@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews Compared to what? Simply saying "it is good" provides nothing.

[@PuissantPeacock]

It's incredible that I can now stop at a Chili's or go through "Bob's Cafe" drive through and pay only a few dollars more for a higher quality meal. Nah, I stopped eating at fast food factories years ago.

[@keysautorepair6038]

12 dollars for a Mcfart meal is crazy.

[@Runco990]

Well, THANK GOD Wall street is up! For a minute there I thought they may have to suffer a tiny little bit too. 🙄

[@ksaljulimaiajuli5687]

This is a blessing. Save money start cooking at home. Stay away from unhealthy fast food. 🔥

[@anthonyvaldez6892]

That's why it's called junk food. Learn to cook.

[@leedebarros7434]

It not even real food

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

exactly. I eat tuna fish sandwiches. Cheap, healthy and easy to make.

[@NoMoreTalkingg]

If junk food is more expensive imagine real food

[@jaydee975]

Also grow your own garden! There is pride in growing your own food!

[@Vegasborn]

@@Hellenicheavymetal I did that before I found out no tuna in US stores that aren’t from Thailand. I’m good

[@franciscovlzqz17]

Risen prices= less people spending, what a rocket science equation.

[@kimmergonzales9792]

That one lady in the car really needs to lay off the fast food altogether 😂!!!!

[@cathiehutcheson6556]

Soaring CEO pay and stock dividends requires raising prices. Those rich people can’t live on just a million dollars every two months.

[@palerider2143]

I could live on a million dollars for the rest of my life

[@Native722]

Fast food is not healthy

[@user_abcxyzz]

Really? Since when

[@MoBaconLives]

Wow so obvious

[@TheBulge]

​@ralphferley2602 no its not, you're thinking weight loss, not health. The fitness youtubers are just wording it differently to bait gullible people. Fast food is NOT healthy, no matter what you get due to the additives they use.

[@TheBulge]

​@ralphferley2602you CAN maintain a good weight eating nothing but fast food, but you'll feel it and your health will much deteriorate faster as you age than it would with actually healthy food.

[@atg1338]

Oh really😲 what a 🤡

[@crispinfornoff206]

Consumers should have thought of that before voting for democrats.

[@dantheman6607]

You know another head line Dow 40,000 😂 thanks Joe ❤️

[@bobsacamano7653]

This is due to the fed not democrats.

[@bobsacamano7653]

I will always vote democrat since Republicans are only for the rich

[@crispinfornoff206]

@@bobsacamano7653 Weird how this wasn’t a problem until the MINUTE Biden took over…

[@crispinfornoff206]

@@bobsacamano7653 That’s just embarrassing dude…

[@deplorablecovfefe9489]

I quit it 20 yrs ago when it quit being FAST. Then somehow you WAIT and its STILL COLD, or even RAW. Today you would have to eat 6 "Big Macs" to feel you had a meal. 3 different "Wendys" sold me raw burgers, and taco bell started charging more than a dollar for a table spoon of beans on a tortilla....The rare emergency where I "try" it again, I'm always disgusted.

[@lynnthompson4875]

Simple fix is to not patronize fast food restaurants. They're price gouging.

[@waynehall-ge6hq]

And also have you noticed everywhere you go they have a tip bait not to mention the higher prices.

[@highclassbum2538]

I usually say"here's ur tip....don't bet on horses" and walk away.

[@atribecalledcookies4]

I own a business and I can tell you consumers are fed up across the board with everything.

[@LackofFaithify]

Haven't raised your prices then, huh?

[@firstlast8258]

Bidenomics

[@Pcarnevaaa]

I wonder if you are one of those businesses with “tip us” options before paying 😂

[@workandplay717]

Yellen said Americans can afford another war.

[@firstlast8258]

Gawd bless Murica 🤓 🖕

[@NESig]

Reduce the size and scope of the Federal government now. They are spending money we don't have. Time to rein in this incompetence and stupidity.

[@georgemaximus694]

Utility bills are high, fuel prices are high, rents is high, insurance is high, food is still very high, shrinkflation still not going away. Yet the government data keeps coming up with their numbers telling us inflation is cooling and calling it a victory …. Wow This is the worst inflation ever of our generation. How can consumers be happy about that? Calling this a disconnect is being nice about it

[@LackofFaithify]

All of those things you have described as too high are set by private commercial enterprise. In the US at least the government only has the ability to set prices during a time of war that has been officially declared by Congress and it is largely up to the states to go after price gouging, if it can be proven.

[@dodo-og2ss]

Disgusting food should cost like pennies

[@LightBlue9-f4w]

Exactly, and the food that's good for you is expensive, how crazy??

[@thelowprofile9767]

Why do you still have to buy if it is disgusting?

[@youtubesucks1499]

Really? How is that? A farmer has cost raising beef... how is it going to be pennies on the dollar?

[@jimmymackinnon8474]

It tastes good though. If it was disgusting no one would buy it

[@mchankerhoff853]

Learn from it and vote differently

[@CEOkiller]

FJB!

[@passerau]

Biden and Trump don't set prices of goods, but companies do. Corporate profit from 2020 to 2023 has almost tripled to 1.5X in only three years, but from 2012 to 2019 it grew only by half of a percent. There is no longer a supply chain issue, yet they keep increasing prices. Not everything is about politics. This is not inflation it's Greedflation

[@jimthompson8947]

Oh ? Did you vote in the AIPAC ? You're vote doesn't matter sonny Jim. Your debates trumped by history, but please, attempt.

[@pearlsswine]

You: vote for the people that will make fast food cost less! Me: work harder in life, acquire new skills, and advance in your career so that you never have to worry about the cost of anything again. You and I are not the same.

[@bobdziak9979]

Thank all those who approved and pushed through the $15 up to $20 Minimum Wage! You can't expect any business to stay open without charging accordingly for the HIGH MINIMUM WAGES. You can't blame high food costs on just higher food costs without considering the EXTREME HIGH COST OF LABOE, NOT JUST FOOD COST.......SAY THANK YOU JOE BIDEN AND HIS BIDENOMICS!!

[@awt1989]

to be fair its not just fast food its everything costing 2x as much.. yet our pay is still the same.. its a great time to be alive right!?

[@LackofFaithify]

There were these things where all of the workers can get together, a sort of, whats the word, like an alliance, where they can actually negotiate with a company to get better pay, benefits, etc... People seem to like being laid off and overworked more though. To each their own I guess.

[@awt1989]

@@LackofFaithify some of us dont want to riot/protest/union or whatever your hinting at

[@firstlast8258]

​@@awt1989mostly peaceful protest

[@LackofFaithify]

@@awt1989 If you don't want to do the work to get a higher wage, then you have exactly what you deserve.

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@LackofFaithify Well said. If you can't at least get a cost of living raise annually from your employer you are not a good employee, or go find a better job.

[@420NEWYcod]

so their great plan to entice customers back is to offer a $5 meal that includes 3 items that were on the $1 dollar menu for over a decade..? brilliant. its been 2 years since I've been to mcd's because of the outrageous prices, looks like that still wont be changing lol.