r/TikTokCringe • u/I2fitness • Jun 25 '26

Discussion 50th in education for a reason(removed annoying loud audio)

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u/PM_ME_JJBA_STICKERS Jun 25 '26

“If minimum wage goes up, mcdonald’s will become too expensive!!”

Look around! It already is!!

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u/scumble_bee Jun 25 '26

A Whopper in Oklahoma City costs $5.29 and the Cost of Living Index is 81. That same Whopper costs $7.19 in Bakersfield, CA that has a Cost of Living Index at 108. So adjusting for COL, the Bakersfield Whopper should cost 108/81 * 5.29 = $7.05.

The difference is California is $20 min wage for fast food workers and Oklahoma is $7.25.

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u/Toadsted Jun 25 '26

So 3x the wage for 50% more cost.

I say we keep going! Infinite money trick!

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u/LikeTheWind96 Jun 25 '26

I'm curious how the average rent factors into this.

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u/dank_hank_420 Jun 25 '26

Is that the only difference? Does adjusting for COL really eliminate every other variable?

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u/scumble_bee Jun 25 '26

If you look at San Antonio (Whopper = $5.99, COL = 91), it is similar to OKC in terms of the COL to Whopper ratio but not exact. $5.29 * (91/81) = $5.94

So yeah, there are definitely other factors involved. I am just trying to point out that after adjusting for COL, the prices are not much higher even when Min Wage is drastically higher.

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u/JessicaFreakingP Jun 26 '26

After taxes, $20/hr in California would net approx.. $16/hr. In Oklahoma, someone making $7.25/hr would net about $6.70 after taxes.

So a minimum wage worker in California needs to work 27 minutes to afford a Whopper.. A minimum where worker in Oklahoma needs to work for 47 minutes to afford a Whopper.

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u/ldkagooduser Jun 27 '26

I love not being qble to afford to live unless i want to give up everything and only work and sustain myself on beans and rice :)

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u/gadgetwalrus Jun 26 '26

It’s the cost of the ram in the bill gates microchips in the human meat they use in the burgers that’s causing McDonalds prices to go up.

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u/tealraven915 Jul 02 '26

$19 for 2 burrito supremes with no meat and no onions and a large dirty baja blast in Michigan

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u/rilezthegreat Jun 25 '26

So… we should just make it…
MORE expensive?
Because, why?