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Re:Summers: Inflation Reached 18% in 2022 Using the Governme... by jogjayr on Sunday April 14, 2024 @01:02AM (#40028786)
I randomly ran across this blog post https://economistwritingeveryday.com/2024/04/10/grocery-infl... today. It says fast food prices have gone up faster than grocery prices or inflation. I don't eat fast food so I don't know if it's true. But it got me thinking.

Maybe the likes of Doordash are to blame, at least indirectly. Food delivery companies have proved that people will pay $15 for a lukewarm McDonald's burger if it's brought to their doorstep. So there is obviously some room to increase prices even for in-store purchases.

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Re:Summers: Inflation Reached 18% in 2022 Using the Governme... by tonymet on Monday April 15, 2024 @04:12PM (#40045047)
You're right a lot of unhealthy habits increased during covid, including alcohol, junk food binging, marijuana/ vaping, anti-social behavior -- which led to greater inflation in unhealthy products and healthcare.
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