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> McDonald's knows that the person who makes it will go to work for $10/hour vs "A Florida McDonald's is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview

> McDonald's knows that the person who makes it will go to work for $10/hour vs "A Florida McDonald's is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview, and it's still struggling to find applicants" https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-pays-50-for-job-interviews-highlighting-hiring-struggles-2021-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-pays-50-for-job-in... Entry-level employees will be making $11 to $17 per hour, https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/mcdonalds-raises-hourly-wages-for-company-owned-restaurants.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/mcdonalds-raises-hourly-wage... (with apologies for the scammy links, these were the first google hits I found)

Aunche 5y ago
Yes, inflation is a thing. The numbers aren't important to my argument. My point is that the value of fiat is baked into virtually every transaction. As such, even if you don't believe in fiat, so long as you want to participate in the economy, you'll still use it all the same.