A “Restaurant Apocalypse” Is Starting to Sweep Across America, and That Is Really Bad News for the U.S. Economy

Discern Report ^ | May 14, 2024 | Michael Snyder

[Mr. K]

prices have more than doubled even at fast food chains.

McDonalds is nearly 20 buck for a few hamburgers, fries, and a drink

[avital2]

the huge hike in min wage in Cali aggravates the problem here. i dare not venture into MCD’s to price a chocolate milkshake which used to be my reward after surviving a bad day. i pop a thin mint instead.

[V_TWIN]

I know it would be bad for the economy but if McDs did a header tomorrow I’d get drunk for joy.

[shadowlands1960]

It’s hard to afford Red Lobster when you’re budgeting for your rice and beans.

[SaxxonWoods]

Maybe they should switch to serving bugs, I hear the Cicadas are having a banner year.

[gov_bean_ counter]

That’s a lot to pay for a bowel clean out…

[V_TWIN]

“McDonalds is nearly 20 buck for a few hamburgers, fries, and a drink”

Yeah but employees with a bad attitude not treating customers equally by race makes up for all that right? 😂

[9YearLurker]

The reality is that the middle and lower classes have been squeezed financially for years now.

Much of the restaurant business is among the fluffiest of service businesses: Not only would consumers be better off in both health and wealth by simply cooking more at home, but we’d be a stronger country if more investment went into industrial productivity instead.

[rdcbn1]

I’m looking at the costs of eating out and it really adds up.

While I can afford it, I’m cutting back because the. Juice is not worth the squeeze

[blueunicorn6]

Let’s go Brandon!

Let’s go Democrats!

[mware]

Red Lobster closing quite a few restaurants according to a tread today. Workers didn’t know until they went in to work.

[MinorityRepublican]

There's too many crappy chain restaurants. They used to be pretty good. But now their meals are mediocre. The service sucks. And it's kind of expensive.

If we get rid of most of them, it'll be healthy.

[Leep]

The lobsters are demanding more pay.

[cherry]

people in govt jobs, people in the health care field, teachers, etc are making great money....they are the ones out shopping for these new cars and second homes....

we are on a fixed income....we can go out to eat, but we've cut back a lot...one, we have a ton of food in our freezers, and two, we just can't see throwing so much money for restaurant food.

[Red Badger]

That’s why they are in the RED..................

[GOPJ]

It’s hard to afford Red Lobster when you’re budgeting for your rice and beans.

Ding, ding, ding - we have a thread winnah!

( and Biden's goons tell us the economy is better? Are they nuts?)

[bluerose]

Someone showed a pic of their McDonald’s burger on X..it was as “thick” as a CD.

[Leep]

They are enjoying this.

[Leep]

They’re boiling mad.