As inflation continues to bite people across Democratic President Joe Biden’s America, one woman couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw how much it costs to buy a fast food meal for her family.
The woman, who calls herself Josie, posted a video on TikTok of her parking her car in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant and choosing what she wanted from the menu, The Daily Dot reported. report Sunday.
“I remember a 12-piece family meal was $12.99. Now it’s $43,” she says. Said The video was captioned, “I didn’t buy it. I went home and made dinner. I wasn’t going to be ripped off.”
translation:
El Pollo Loco website advertise There is a menu for family meals, but the prices don’t appear to be listed, so it’s unclear what state the menu was in when TikTok users viewed it.
Meanwhile, an article in the Daily Dot points out:
LA-Mex restaurants have increased prices to keep labor costs down. California-based El Pollo Locos is drastically increasing prices due to minimum wage increases in the chain’s home state. The company expects wage inflation to jump 12% to 14%. Additionally, its locations are installing kiosks to cut labor costs.
Breitbart News reported in May that inflation has led to rising prices for fast-food favorites under Biden’s leadership.
The media pointed out that “Biden twice falsely claimed in May that inflation was 9% when he took office and blamed Trump for it.”
A $20 minimum wage in Democrat-run California has led to a price increase for the popular In-N-Out Burger chain, making it harder for families to enjoy dining out, Breitbart News reported.
According to the article, Walmart is seeing increased sales as customers avoid fast food restaurants and buy more groceries to save money.
“Lending Tree recently surveyed 2,000 American adults and found that 78 percent of them consider fast food a luxury,” it added.
