That still doesn’t explain why my $0.99 McDonald’s cheeseburger is $1.79 to as much as $2.79 at area McDonalds.
I lost a ton of weight eating 2 of those for lunch in the eighties. At 49 cents each, a cheap lunch!
Oh...the other part is due to the $15+/hr your surly counter employee is now making. Thats an increase of almost 100%.
I remember when McDonald’s burgers were 19 cents. You could get a better burger at just about any other hamburger stand at four or five for $1.
I still miss George And John’s burgers in Farmington NM back in 1974! Best burgers ever!