We make no health claims for the new $5 deal at McDonald’s: A McDouble cheeseburger or a McChicken sandwich, four chicken nuggets, french fries and a small soda. We’d say that if you are having a cheeseburger and fries, the addition of fried McNuggets are, well, a tad extra, as the kids ...
If there was ever proof of “greedflation” — corporations inflating prices just because they can — it’s the price rollbacks many retailers are now touting as “for the customer” in press releases and commercials. Part of the disconnect between how people feel about the economy ...
“Greedflation” is an economic theory that emerged around 2021 as an explanation for the sky-high inflation we were experiencing. At first, even mainstream economists considered greedflation a left-wing fringe theory, bordering on conspiracy. But now, some mainstream and even conservative ...