Duuuuude I haven't been to McDonald's in forever but fuck me sideways with a lunch box $3.50 for a hash brown??!! You could go to McDonald's with $10 and come home with... Two hashbrowns lol wth is going on.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 7 months ago

Corporate Greedflation and political deadlock.

Late stage capitalism perhaps.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 51 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It gets worse if you can prove that the size has also decreased over time.

[–] Abucketofpuppies@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

It looks like it shrank just from the picture. It doesn't even fill the hash brown slot

[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 36 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'd be totally down to peg the minimum wage to hashbrowns.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 51 points 7 months ago (1 children)

$7.25 / 0.79 ~ 9.18 hash browns per hour.

$3.49 per hash brown ~ minimum wage of $32.07.

Makes you wonder about all the jobs paying less that and how much wages have been stolen.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

We won't make it long enough, due to the extremely destructive and uncaring nature of our economic systems, but if we did humans would look at this era as a new dark age. The brutality will only increase as the climate worsens.

[–] prayer@sh.itjust.works 27 points 7 months ago

I'd be totally down to peg ~~the minimum wage to hashbrowns.~~

Hehehe

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 7 months ago

"If we raise the minimum wage, then prices will go up"

raises prices anyway

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

So a 8 hour work day at minimum wage is 16 hashbrowns x 140 kcal = 2240 kcal.

This is barely enough kcal to feed one person for a day.

So by working minimum wage 7 days a week you don't even have enough money to feed yourself with hashbrowns.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think hashbrowns have the best dollar/calorie ratio. That said, we still need a higher minimum wage, and not just for the visionaries who want to live off hashbrowns

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago

It's not like hashbrowns are a fancy gourmet food either.

It's shredded potato fried in oil. It was farmer's breakfast in Switzerland because it's cheap, calorie dense ingredients that can be stored for a very long time.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hashbrowns near me are $1.79. Still too expensive, but not about three fiddy.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m in Aus and near me hashbrowns are $2.80, so almost exactly the same (US$1.83). The difference is I can buy 8 hashbrowns with change for an hour at minimum wage here. That’s still double the number you could get, even at this cheaper price.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it's still pathetic though.

Minimum wage should be enough to support a family.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m not sure if you’re saying Australia’s or the US’ is pathetic. Aussie one could definitely use an improvement in my opinion, and I think the US one does get brought up too much in discussions here about minimum wage. Like yeah, compared to them we look great. But it needs a big boost to cover the cost of living crisis.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Aussie. I am Aussie, both are pathetic though.

The minimum someone should be paid is enough to support a full and happy life + retirement.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

While I agree 100%, ours is at least tied to CPI so it’s real value hasn’t fallen over time like the US’ has.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Kinda? I think basically everyone now is realising that CPI doesn't properly account for living costs of the underclasses. Given the like widespread increases in homelessness we're seeing and associated rent/mortgage stress.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Look, that’s fair. You could absolutely make a good argument that CPI doesn’t cover the real inflation rate. The ‘Vimes Boots’ Index proves as much. But I kinda get frustrated when people directly compare our systems as if they’re equally shit. We’re starting from a way better place, even if we should get more.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

I feel like anything that violates human dignity is unacceptable, and degrees only really make sense to determine if we can't work on them all at once. Pointing out that things are worse in the USA is sort of like pointing out that there are people in war zones who'd love to be homeless in australia. There's not really acceptable levels of human misery to dole out, particularly in one of the wealthiest per capita nations that have ever existed in all of human history.

Our education system is crumbling, our wages are completely fucked, our health system is collapsing, we've pillaged our infrastructure and natural resources. Like yeah, it's worse in the USA but that doesn't make it better.

[–] Basil@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago

I remember when McChickens and McDoubles were 99¢, after work I'd get like 6-7 of them