Holy crap, burgers are expensive

Was a little busy today so opted to go to Wendy's for a burger for me, and one for the dog. Got two bacon deluxe double burgers and a large fries. $35..
I wonder if fast food places are going to be around much longer. I see the local KFC just closed.
It wasn't long ago that a burger was $3.

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ViciDraco · 41-45, M

They hit a critical turning point where they raised prices to keep profits up but it reduced their sales quantity so much that they had to raise prices more and it's kind of spiraling.

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@ViciDraco the old "crisis of overproduction". No customers, plenty ability to increase the supply.

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@Roundandroundwego is just capitalism being capitalism. If you feed 1 million people last year and feed 2 million people this year but your profit remains flat you have somehow failed despite providing more to society. Fucked up incentives lead to fucked up outcomes.