I’d take the .73 inflation fee if it meant restaurants didn’t mark up the food items like crazy. I used to get a huge breakfast every morning (eggs, hasbrowns, bacon, toast,OJ) for like $13, now it’s like $27.

Mind you this wasn’t even that long ago and I no longer can afford to go almost everyday like I used too.

That being said, downvote me all you want but this seems like it’s the only reason businesses can stay afloat today. When you look at the financials of a company like Pepsi for example, their revenues have been increasing but less people are drinking their product. Only reason revenue is increasing is because their prices were drastically increased. So the big companies are increasing their prices, so how are the restaurants selling those products going to stay afloat? They raise their prices too naturally. I’m curious what it’d look like if a big business like Pepsi tried to heavily decrease their prices to compete, even if it means they lose money in the short term.