According to the US Dept of Labor and Statistics, ground chuck cost $2.83/lb in March 2008, and 5.85/lb in March 2025. If i can basic math, that’s an increase of ~~206~~ 106%.
Edit: Math hard.
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Well, at least you can do basic logic…
US department of Labor and Statistics
You say? Ooh I know this, a direct Survey can give the enumerator data for a final presentating about the unemployment rate is!
(This has been an Any Austin tribute)
a direct Survey can give the enumerator data for a final presentating about the unemployment rate is!
Forgive me for being dense, but I don’t understand what you’re saying.
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That seems to track. A local place near me burgers have gone from around 10 bucks about 7 years ago to 17-18 bucks a burger. Seems to be the going rate these days
A "craft burger" with fries is 15€ in Germany. And normal burger meal is like half that.
In-N-Out
Is the objectively superior choice
rotatingsandwiches.com mentioned! Probably one of the best website on the internet icl
I miss in n out but at least my current state has a cheap burger joint. Its not as good but the cheapest option is like 2.50 which im not sure how that's financially possible tbh
Man in my country the trash burger joints (the burgers are good they just look or feel nothing like classical burgers, they put in a ton of salad and shit to make it bigger) used to do 1.80 and such. The most famous one did a gigantic one for I think 2.50 back in.... 2013. Same burger now is 6.50
In our case the minimum salary has nearly tripled, so it's kinda OK, but it's kinda sad that economic growth is just canceled out by rising prices.
Nice animation, but their burgers, at least around here, are atrocious. Really the worst of the worst.
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What 'Murica thinks flavour is: fat, salt, sugar, shit.
Someone should tell the rest of the world that fat, sugar, and salt aren't allowed.
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I can get a Whopper Meal (includes fries and a drink) for $8.50CAD ($6.13 in fashy bucks) with a coupon or on Whopper Wednesdays.
If you're gonna be an elitist about ground beef of all things, you deserve to get scammed for $17.
You specifically need a coupon for that, or to go at s specific time, and to a specific place. Everywhere else I’ve been is selling expensive burgers and you might not even get fries if it’s not a fast-food place.
Also the Chicken Guy (Guy Fieri's restaurant chain) in the mall near me shut down a few weeks ago. That was the most unhealthy food I've ever eaten. Good riddance. Also so arrogant to be right next to Chick-fil-A.
American here, but this photo feels like a legit parody of American eating habits. If I were gonna make fun of us I would use this exact image LOL.