Is McDonald’s Out to Get Joe Biden, or Is This All a Lot of Fake News?
Are we better off than we were four years ago? Will the price of a hamburger trump peace and prosperity? Look at all the McDonald’s memes
Our social media feed is full of food memes, freaking out about fast food prices. Most of the ire is aimed at №1 ranked McDonald’s.
Like all politics, many memes are “fake news” or misleading, so I wondered if a rival (like Burger King or the chicken chains) was behind some attacks. Or maybe they are just piling on?
A new survey from LendingTree shows that 78 percent of consumers suddenly see fast food as a “luxury” purchase because of higher prices. Food inflation is a fact—it has been the single most noticeable day-to-day change since Joe Biden became president.
Unless you live in Ukraine or on the U.S. southern border, you likely don’t notice some of the most talked-about campaign issues, but you do notice rising food costs: The survey found that 62 percent of Americans said they are eating it less often because prices have gone up.
Half said they consider fast food a luxury because they are struggling with money. More than 70 percent of Americans making less than $30,000 a year, along with 58…
