return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoNearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxurywww.ktla.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1238cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1238external-linkNearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxurywww.ktla.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoSure for a week a bunch of people went to restaurants, including me, that week was two years ago. Time to admit that food prices are outpacing salaries.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoInflation outpacing wages also happened two years ago https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm Food up 2.2% in the last year https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t24.htm Average hourly earnings went up from $28.68 to $29.83 in the same span of time, a 4% increase
Sure for a week a bunch of people went to restaurants, including me, that week was two years ago. Time to admit that food prices are outpacing salaries.
Inflation outpacing wages also happened two years ago
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
Food up 2.2% in the last year
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t24.htm
Average hourly earnings went up from $28.68 to $29.83 in the same span of time, a 4% increase