it's a problem because food prices, prepared or not, are up since COVID and wages are not. no amount of newsreaders with $500 haircuts can explain that away or reframe it.

the deal struck in the US has always been cheap food. yes, it will kill you because it's full of cheap sugar, cheap oil, and cheap salt and the latest synthetic taste molecules, but when you were hungry you could usually find some warm mouthfuls of junk on the go for cheap. my move back in the day was a large french fry for $1 when i was moving between work sites on "lunch". that's the type of shit that placated me and made me less likely to confront the owner, fold him in half, and insert him into his own ass.

people will cram themselves with 3 roommates into a basement, sleep in a car, find illegal housing. they will not pursue higher education. they will not go to the doctor. but food is an immediate/visceral thing that is upsetting to be priced out on.

It’s so funny how in ancient times, people would pray and make sacrifices to the gods in order to have a better harvest; or they thought a bad harvest was the fault of some deity. What simpletons!

Anyway here’s my rant about why Joe Biden is to blame for our economy (or why he’s the savior of our economy, works for either).

fr though, so many Americans attribute the performance of the economy to a singular person. The ones who think they’re really smart will say “no no that’s ridiculous, it’s the fault of one of the two parties”. Absolutely no one sees the broader forces at play other than us Marxists.

But that’s how bourgeois democracy is designed, right? The government serves to obfuscate the role of capital so the people think it’s all “the government”.

“Everything is actually perfect sweaty and if you even raise an eyebrow at the democrats/republicans, our glorious saviors, you deserve to die.”

No mention of the Dollar Menu Abolition of 2018.

I've been waiting for strict party lines to be drawn in the realm of fast food for years. In America, where you get your burger should be a shibboleth for all to see.

"I asked for more money for my products and now the poors are asking to be paid more so they can afford to give me any money at all. How could this be happening to me?"

Someone explain to me why namebrand soda is 3x the price of storebrand

real talk though if you get the app you can get two mcdoubles, a medium fry, and a soda for like 6 -7 dollars if you use the free fry coupon. Legit cheaper than cooking for me rn.

The Good Burger 2 Meal Exclusively at Arby's® is like $14 for a large.

I want to see ol Democrats wriggle their way out of THIS Jam!

Edit: wait I forgot the importance of the burguer the democrats are done

Inflation is coming down and what remains high is housing rent, but that too is showing signs of decline over the next few months.

I guarantee you that by election day 2024 Biden is going to win big. People who look at polls today and think that Trump even stands a chance, are in for a big surprise.

This article is propaganda bs. The price of a meal is not directly related to the state of our economy. But this article sure would like you to think that. Evil companies will always exploit the people who blindly buy their products. Especially if you buy their overpriced shit and post about it. It's just engagement for them