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[–] TheCelticPirate@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, it's because a Big Mac meal is the same price as an entrée at a better local restaurant.

[–] taco@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago

Exactly. I can afford to eat at McDonald's, which now also means I can afford to eat somewhere with good food. So I do that.