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[–] Pipoca 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Inflation is calculated off of the cost of some particular basket of goods, and tends not to be even across those goods.

Yeah, if you eat a lot of corporate fast food, prices have skyrocketed recently. At a rate that far outpaces the local pizzeria and Chinese restaurant down the street, or the cost of chicken and eggs from the grocery store.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why has one increase more than the other? Is there a specific driving force?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Probably stonks or some shit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Cause McDonald's used to price a lot of things at a loss and it's not worth it anymore with other costs rising.