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minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year ago But yes. Picking any one benchmark for inflation is stupid. You might as well pick oil or lumber. Ehh, debatable. Food is arguably the most important commodity, so its prices alone are a good indicator of where we are as a people.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThis isn’t “food”, it’s one highly advertised menu item at a fast food restaurant. Not “a sack of rice”, but a Mcdonalds sandwich. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_cost https://www.mashed.com/137972/the-truth-about-mcdonalds-dollar-menu/ Further reading on “sticky” menu prices, and how the value menu may have been a costly marketing gimmick for years.
Ehh, debatable. Food is arguably the most important commodity, so its prices alone are a good indicator of where we are as a people.
This isn’t “food”, it’s one highly advertised menu item at a fast food restaurant. Not “a sack of rice”, but a Mcdonalds sandwich.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_cost
https://www.mashed.com/137972/the-truth-about-mcdonalds-dollar-menu/
Further reading on “sticky” menu prices, and how the value menu may have been a costly marketing gimmick for years.