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It’s because wages haven’t been catching up with inflation for decades also. Not just food service, pretty much in every sector, maybe with the exception of tec

• dwohnitmok 6y ago
  Hasn't wage growth been even with inflation? I don't have sources at the moment, but that was my impression. That's still not good (you'd hope for an increase in purchasing power), but not as bad as sliding backwards.
  • jolux 6y ago
    >Hasn't wage growth been even with inflation? Definitely not: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us...
    • dwohnitmok 6y ago
      The headline and article content both say that it's been even, i.e. no real growth, but no backsliding either. > For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades and > today’s real average wage (that is, the wage after accounting for inflation) has about the same purchasing power it did 40 years ago.
      • jolux 6y ago
        Ah, yes. Sorry. Even with inflation but no growth. You would hope for growth given it’s been 40 years.