> “Wendy’s, Burger King and Jack in the Box seem to be the closest in price...” <
Thanks. As I said, I don’t eat out much. I tried those McDonald’s meals because someone gave me a gift card. I was pleased to find, though, that the dollar items I tried satisfied me. There’s no Jack in the Box around here, but I have mostly favorable recollections of the cheap items from Wendy’s. I haven’t tried them lately, though.
I’m not so much supporting McDonald’s itself as the basic idea of cheap fast food. I want such places to continue to exist.
I don't think there's any danger of these places disappearing, as long as the minimum wage doesn't get jacked up big time. MCD is the most hated fast food chain in the world, except for all of its customers, who buy more stuff from MCD than its major peer competitors *combined*. Yes, I'm including the big pizza and fried chicken fast food chains.