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submitted 4 months ago by donnager@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Looks like McDonald's is reaping what it sowed. Shit food at shit prices and no one wants to buy?! SHOCKER.

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[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 6 points 4 months ago

I don't care other than economy is a powerful predictor of election outcome. I think we are due for a market contraction, and I've been out of work for 4 months, but I'm hoping it can hold on for another quarter.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Consumer spending continues to show growth and be positive. This is a McDonald's and fast food generally contraction due to the industry's greed -- pricing of fast food has outstripped actual inflation drastically.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 points 4 months ago

Best of luck finding work.

I'm with you, in that I smell a recession. I don't think it will be cataclysmic, but we have a lot of things pointing to some shrinkage:

Consumers are unhappy with greedflation

Housing is fucking expensive and no one has extra cash on hand

Multiple reports of a large percentage people not being able to make bills or worried about making them.

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Not to mention the mounds of debt people are dragging around that they are unable to pay off

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago

My mound is small, but it certainly weighs on me. I can't imagine how people worse off would feel.

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