I find it hard to sympathize with consumers about rising food prices in a country with overabundance of highly caloric and cheap options everywhere.
If this hike is truly due to increasing labor costs: good. A decent living standard in the world's greatest economy shouldn't be a privilege.
If the hike is due to corporate greed, then that's shitty, but it's arguably good for the consumer who will now seek out healthier dietary options. Fast food being part of a regular diet is partially responsible for the abysmal health epidemic in the US, and other countries this has spread to. Restricting access to it by raising prices can only be a good thing.
If this hike is truly due to increasing labor costs: good. A decent living standard in the world's greatest economy shouldn't be a privilege.
If the hike is due to corporate greed, then that's shitty, but it's arguably good for the consumer who will now seek out healthier dietary options. Fast food being part of a regular diet is partially responsible for the abysmal health epidemic in the US, and other countries this has spread to. Restricting access to it by raising prices can only be a good thing.