Fast Food Consumption
Annual per-person fast food spending in the US is $1,500–$2,000, roughly three times French per-person spending. The perception that fast food is cheap is misleading because most visits cost at least $10 per person. Consumers effectively p…
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Annual per-person fast food spending in the US is $1,500–$2,000, roughly three times French per-person spending. The perception that fast food is cheap is misleading because most visits cost at least $10 per person. Consumers effectively pay for fast food three times: through tax subsidies on ingredients, at the counter, and through downstream healthcare costs. Americans consume an average of 150–200 fast food meals per year.