Happy Easter to all of you who celebrate it. He is Risen!
I had recently visited my local Arby's Restaurant near where I live. I noticed that fast food prices are on the rise. Their Ham Melt went from $1.09 to $1.29.
I went to Sonic today and found some price increases. Their Jr. Breakfast Burrito & Small Fries/Tots went from $1.00 to $1.19. The Jr. Deluxe burger went from $1.19 to $1.39
I have said to people in the past, "When the Minimum Wage goes up, almost everything else does too.". Transportation costs, food costs and labor costs have gone up. So, these businesses have to pass those costs to the consumers.
I have heard on a public radio show called, "MarketPlace" from American Public Media that Americans love their food cheap. The days of cheap food are flying away. Most people, including lots of young people, don't know how to cook these days. There needs to be a shift of thinking about our food and the economics of food. Instead of "Super Sizing" ourselves, we need to "Mini Size" ourselves and our food portions.
People need to work on their food because convenience foods aren't as natural as real food. Food has an expiration date...So do we. Our food choices not only affect ourselves but other people as well. We may not know that what we do to ourselves affects other people around us in our small circles & bigger circles across our nation and around the world.
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