PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoFlavortown is dead 😔lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1583arrow-down114
arrow-up1569arrow-down1imageFlavortown is dead 😔lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·3 days agoNo problem, as salaries also trippled in that time Tap for spoiler /s
minus-squareFrozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·edit-23 days agoMaybe not tripled, but making 7.25-10/hour was pretty common in 2008. The standard today is 15-20/hour at fast food. I’m aware this doesn’t justify tripling the price. Even 3x wages would not triple the cost of the burger.
minus-squarewinkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·3 days agoYet $7.25 is still the federal minimum wage today
No problem, as salaries also trippled in that time
Tap for spoiler
/s
Maybe not tripled, but making 7.25-10/hour was pretty common in 2008. The standard today is 15-20/hour at fast food.
I’m aware this doesn’t justify tripling the price. Even 3x wages would not triple the cost of the burger.
Yet $7.25 is still the federal minimum wage today
Yea pretty fucked up.
Consider me spoiled 😢