Noticing a price increase isn't "struggling." The median American could double their food budget and would be just fine. Your analysis is all wonky. The % of a

Noticing a price increase isn't "struggling." The median American could double their food budget and would be just fine. Your analysis is all wonky. The % of average income and % increase in food price is completely irrelevant - food is a fixed cost and the median American has many times the cost of food left over in disposable income.