Once viewed as a quick, affordable meal, fast food is increasingly seen as a luxury by many Americans due to rising menu prices, according to a new LendingTree survey. The financial advice website …
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.
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