I have been inside a McDonald's recently. Prices are up but not outrageous. You can still get a meal for under $10. I don't see why an average person cannot aff

I have been inside a McDonald's recently. Prices are up but not outrageous. You can still get a meal for under $10. I don't see why an average person cannot afford this. Here's how much Big Mac costs in every state. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/mcdonalds-big-mac-prices-state-by-state.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/mcdonalds-big-mac-prices-sta... I think most people here grew up with the idea that McDonald's is cheap junk food, but I grew up in a country where it was not, and so my expectations are different. Many American chain restaurants are commoditized in America, but are not elsewhere.