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minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI don’t go to McDonald’s, but this looks like cherry-picking data to force a narrative to me. Are Big Macs really $8 for just the sandwich these days?
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoNo they are not and the median wage is up almost $16 over that same period. This image is a lesson in why you don’t lie or make a point that is already sound — it kneecaps your entire argument.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThis isn’t about median wage; this is about minimum wage.
minus-squareeyeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agohttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mcdonalds-says-18-big-mac-meal-was-an-exception-says-news-reports-overstated-its-price-increases/3450713/?amp=1 looks like 9.29 for the meal, 5.29 for just the sandwich.
I don’t go to McDonald’s, but this looks like cherry-picking data to force a narrative to me. Are Big Macs really $8 for just the sandwich these days?
No they are not and the median wage is up almost $16 over that same period. This image is a lesson in why you don’t lie or make a point that is already sound — it kneecaps your entire argument.
This isn’t about median wage; this is about minimum wage.
$7.80 here, close enough.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mcdonalds-says-18-big-mac-meal-was-an-exception-says-news-reports-overstated-its-price-increases/3450713/?amp=1 looks like 9.29 for the meal, 5.29 for just the sandwich.