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A double quarter pounder meal is $11 with tax in Texas. I'm not poor but I'm realizing just how insane it is to eat out regularly now.
by unethical_ban 4y ago
A double quarter pounder meal is $11 with tax in Texas.
I'm not poor but I'm realizing just how insane it is to eat out regularly now.
- bluedino 4y agoI remember working retail years ago, and having co-workers that would get fast food for lunch. They're spending 3 hours (after-tax) of of their minimum wage pay on lunch. How much sense does that make?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThere are multiple subsets of poor. There are poor who are so exhausted and so without capacity to move up that a little enjoyment from fast food is what keeps them going. And there are also poor who are wasting resources they could be using to move up. Such as young kids with stable homes working retail/hotel/other lower paying jobs, but instead of a making a healthy moong bean salad at home for $3 of ingredients and 30min of their time, they order a $25 chipotle meal from door dash everyday at work.
- Mezzie 4y agoThe poor aren't getting the meals. When I was a grad student, my McD's trips were 'hey I found a toonie (Canada), I can treat myself to a McDouble'.