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A plain old 2 piece chicken combo at Popeye's now costs $16 in my area of Los Angeles.
I'm sure it will keep going up.
I'm diabetic so I can't eat most of the sides anyway, I got a leg and thigh for $3.49.
But I've noticed throughout my long life (I started out earning $1.25 an hour) that a fast food meal basically costs one hour of minimum wage income. Any time period.
So, unbelievably, $16 fits into that here now, minimum wage is $17.81.
And being single AND diabetic, I cook for myself usually, but that means you basically have to eat the same food for about 4 days straight to make it economical. 