• snooggums@midwest.social
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      2 months ago

      Fast food used to be cheaper because of economies of scale. Can McDonald’s really be paying more for the ingredients and labor to make a big mac meal than a steakhouse pays for a 6 oz steak with two sides?

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        2 months ago

        Probably not more for wages or ingredients, but more for CEOs and need to appease stock holders so their behavior will be different than a small shop, no matter what the scale