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McDonald's sales are slumping because people can't afford fast-food (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 23 points 23 hours ago

There's that old adage about getting work done by a contractor: fast, cheap, good - pick any 2.

Fast food took off because it was fast and cheap. I could walk in, get a burger and fries for a couple bucks, and walk out five minutes later. It wasn't necessarily great food, but it was filling and vaguely nutritious.

A couple years ago I was on a road trip and decided to hit up a Burger King drive through. Ordered a whopper with cheese and (small or medium? I can't remember) fries. I was kinda expecting it to be about $12-15, and it was like $22. And then it took over half an hour for me to get my food.

Fast food is no longer fast, it's no longer cheap, and it never was very good. I can get a better experience and better food, faster and cheaper, from a local restaurant. Why would I ever do fast food again?