Pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. noted that Bidennomics is no joke, pointing to rising restaurant food prices under President Joe Biden’s administration.
in press release On Monday, the super PAC from MAGA Inc. addressed the viral parody. post X’s video includes a photo of former President Donald Trump reading out the prices and items on a cheesecake menu at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, and criticizing it.
“While this viral post may be a parody, Bidennomics is no joke,” MAGA Inc. spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer wrote in a press release. “Cheesecake Factory prices are skyrocketing under Joe Biden’s Administration.”
The press release went on to compare The Cheesecake Factory’s current prices to price increases from December 2020, when Trump was still president.
— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) June 10, 2024
The restaurant chain’s original cheesecake cost about $6.95 as of December 2020, the current The price would be around $10.50, an increase of 51.1%.
In December 2020, the Cheesecake Factory Egg Roll Sampler was priced at around $11.95 and is now priced at around $17.95, an increase of 50.2%. In December 2020, the Smokehouse BBQ Burger was priced at around $13.95 and is now priced at around $18.50, an increase of 32.6%.
In December 2020, the price of warm crab dip was $11.95, but the current price is about $14.50, an increase of 21.3%.
a report A study released in April by the Food Institute found that fast-food restaurants such as Chipotle, Popeyes and Taco Bell have increased food prices by at least 75% to account for inflation.
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McDonald’s has reportedly “doubled” the prices of its items since 2014.
According to the Food Institute, “the chain’s average price increase is 100 percent, more than three times the actual rate of inflation.”
At some McDonald’s locations, a Big Mac burger with medium fries and a medium drink is going for about $18, up from $10 in 2018.
In states such as California Increased The increase in the minimum wage to $20 has forced many fast food and restaurant chains to raise prices.
Chick-fil-A reportedly raised its prices by 10.6% from mid-February to mid-April, while Starbucks increased its prices by roughly 7.8% and Shake Shack increased theirs by 7.7%. according to To Gordon Hasket Research Advisors.
Biden continues to falsely claim that inflation was 9% when he took office in January 2021, but the survey found that 51% of voters said the U.S. fiscal situation has gotten worse under Biden’s administration, while 28% said the fiscal situation has improved under Biden’s administration. Financial Times/Michigan Ross Poll.
