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Posted: 8/9/2011 11:27:40 PM EDT
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I have some of these - I'm all set.
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Posted: 8/9/2011 11:46:19 PM EDT
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Bullshit –– Big Macs aren't $17 in Zurich. If they are –– it's at the airport or some sort of special Mcdonalds with abnormally high prices.
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Posted: 8/9/2011 11:55:16 PM EDT
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I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes.
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Posted: 8/9/2011 11:57:47 PM EDT
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The Swiss Franc has been hitting a high note lately and the Swiss aren't happy about it.
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Posted: 8/10/2011 12:24:43 AM EDT
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Good luck with that MacDonalds.
I wouldn't eat your shitburgers even if you paid me. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:11:21 AM EDT
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The Swiss Franc has been hitting a high note lately and the Swiss aren't happy about it. They aren't happy because most of the stuff they make domestically is superior to imports. They suffer from shiny-guy-in-a-shitbox syndrome. It's going to be hard to sell Swiss goods abroad with all these currencies tanking. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:13:48 AM EDT
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Quoted: Good luck with that MacDonalds. I wouldn't eat your shitburgers even if you paid me. yes you would. If I gave you a cool gun youd eat ten of those fuckers till you puked and you know it.. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:13:48 AM EDT
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But it's more clearly summed up like this: the price of a Big Mac is in Zurich is now so high (at $17.19) that a minimum wage employee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, would have to work for nearly 4-hours in order to afford it. But an employee in Washington state only has to work 2 hours for one. 
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:15:39 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: But it's more clearly summed up like this: the price of a Big Mac is in Zurich is now so high (at $17.19) that a minimum wage employee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, would have to work for nearly 4-hours in order to afford it. But an employee in Washington state only has to work 2 hours for one. or about 5-10 minutes since they don't cost 17 dollars in the state of washington. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:15:56 AM EDT
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Quoted: I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. LOL At least they don't have to pay their government a $200 exotrtion fee each time they want to enforce their God-given right to self defense. "Second rate country", huh?  |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:17:49 AM EDT
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Quoted: yep. sorry. there are some good second rate countries where I would move if I had to leave here but all in all when you add it up we are supreme king turd on shit hill and we will continue to be for at least another generation or two.Quoted: I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. LOL At least they don't have to pay their government a $200 exotrtion fee each time they want to enforce their God-given right to self defense. "Second rate country", huh? |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:35:45 AM EDT
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Quoted: Would cost me roughly $500 to get a Big Mac.One of the things that people pick up on very quickly as they travel are how different price levels are around the world. I've been to roughly 100 countries, and I still find it amazing how much variance there is among things like food, property, and entertainment prices. ...... I can think of a lot of words to describe the performance of the US dollar. Farce. Joke. Lunacy. Embarrassment. Disgusting. But it's more clearly summed up like this: the price of a Big Mac is in Zurich is now so high (at $17.19) that a minimum wage employee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, would have to work for nearly 4-hours in order to afford it. This is what stability looks like to Ben Bernanke.  |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:35:54 AM EDT
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In related news, the price of a big mac meal in the PI about a month ago was 152 pesos, or around $3.50 US. This includes fries and a drink.
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:45:24 AM EDT
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In related news, the price of a big mac meal in the PI about a month ago was 152 pesos, or around $3.50 US. This includes fries and a drink. What no rice with that? 
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:48:42 AM EDT
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How much for a Royale with cheese?
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:52:03 AM EDT
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On Thursdays here they're 2 for $4....yeah....
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Posted: 8/10/2011 1:57:43 AM EDT
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Comments on Zero Hedge say it is more like $8. I haven't been to Zurich and eaten at McD's lately so who knows?
Regardless, Arby's is crazy expensive right here in the US and the "meat" is getting curiouser. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 2:20:44 AM EDT
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In related news, the price of a big mac meal in the PI about a month ago was 152 pesos, or around $3.50 US. This includes fries and a drink. What no rice with that? Rice is optional, but included with meals #10 and 11 on that particular menu. 
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:28:04 AM EDT
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I'll trade someone in Switzerland 100 Big Macs for a Rolex!
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:31:05 AM EDT
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If they were $17.00 here we would be better off.
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:33:50 AM EDT
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In related news, the price of a big mac meal in the PI about a month ago was 152 pesos, or around $3.50 US. This includes fries and a drink. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zack3gpics/philippines/44111e48.jpg LOL SOUL FOOD! |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:37:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: McDonald's is clearly racist.Quoted: In related news, the price of a big mac meal in the PI about a month ago was 152 pesos, or around $3.50 US. This includes fries and a drink. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zack3gpics/philippines/44111e48.jpg LOL SOUL FOOD! |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:40:11 AM EDT
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Quoted: Comments on Zero Hedge say it is more like $8. I haven't been to Zurich and eaten at McD's lately so who knows? Regardless, Arby's is crazy expensive right here in the US and the "meat" is getting curiouser. $8.06 for Switzerland according to The Economist info from July: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:40:48 AM EDT
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I'll be in Zurich next week. I'll let you know. The last time I changed planes there, the airport food wasn't overly expensive.
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:42:13 AM EDT
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Imagine all the AR's I could buy if ITAR wasnt fucking with me ????
1$ is 0.74Swiss franc now... and one AR here costs around 2500 swiss francs... do the maths... |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:45:10 AM EDT
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I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. yea the swiss are a second rate country.  i was there last year, they are farrrrrr from it.
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:47:29 AM EDT
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Quoted: I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Switzerland is about as far from a 2nd rate country as exists today. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:47:45 AM EDT
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I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. yea the swiss are a second rate country. i was there last year, they are farrrrrr from it.2nd rate country ??? as much as I would prefer to be an american, for a lot of reasons, this isnt a second rate country. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:48:49 AM EDT
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Quoted: He was thinking Canada. Quoted: Quoted: I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. yea the swiss are a second rate country. i was there last year, they are farrrrrr from it.2nd rate country ??? as much as I would prefer to be an american, for a lot of reasons, this isnt a second rate country.  |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:58:44 AM EDT
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How much for a Royale with cheese? It cost me about $11 when I was in Switzerland last year. That was for the meal, fries and a coke. |
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Posted: 8/10/2011 4:01:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: How much for a Royale with cheese? It cost me about $11 when I was in Switzerland last year. That was for the meal, fries and a coke. Why go to Switzerland and eat the same crap you can get here? |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 1:47:57 AM EDT
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Quoted: Victor, I'm having a VERY hard time trying to understand your reasoning.Quoted: yep. sorry. there are some good second rate countries where I would move if I had to leave here but all in all when you add it up we are supreme king turd on shit hill and we will continue to be for at least another generation or two.Quoted: I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. LOL At least they don't have to pay their government a $200 exotrtion fee each time they want to enforce their God-given right to self defense. "Second rate country", huh? As far as I know, they're faring MUCH better than most G8 Countries, and that includes Italy, AND the US. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 2:01:24 AM EDT
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Quoted: Bullshit –– Big Macs aren't $17 in Zurich. If they are –– it's at the airport or some sort of special Mcdonalds with abnormally high prices. ^ They sure as hell weren't that high when I was there last summer. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 2:02:12 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Comments on Zero Hedge say it is more like $8. I haven't been to Zurich and eaten at McD's lately so who knows? Regardless, Arby's is crazy expensive right here in the US and the "meat" is getting curiouser. $8.06 for Switzerland according to The Economist info from July: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index That is about right. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 3:01:00 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Bullshit –– Big Macs aren't $17 in Zurich. If they are –– it's at the airport or some sort of special Mcdonalds with abnormally high prices. ^ They sure as hell weren't that high when I was there last summer. I was there in May and honestly, I wouldn't have eaten in a Mc Donalds if someone bought me the meal. Didn't travel that far to eat a friggin' Big Mac.....especially since the local food was incredible. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 4:41:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. yea the swiss are a second rate country. i was there last year, they are farrrrrr from it.second rate is not an insult. it is top tier just below us. well be ther with them if Obamacare and some other left wing agendas aren't crushed. Then a big mac might start costing what they all have to pay for it. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 4:48:28 PM EDT
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In related news, the price of a big mac meal in the PI about a month ago was 152 pesos, or around $3.50 US. This includes fries and a drink. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zack3gpics/philippines/44111e48.jpg so a fish sandwich is consider soulfood there
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Posted: 8/12/2011 4:50:43 PM EDT
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Yeah, but a newspaper is $17.19 US in Zurich, too.
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Posted: 8/12/2011 4:51:38 PM EDT
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Just returned from Switzerland. It cost me $34USD for two Big Mac meals on the local corner, not the airport. Because everything closes early, except in the tourist areas, you cannot find a meal at a non-American corporation (Dominoes, McD, Taco Bell, etc) after 10pm or 2200 as the Europeans tell time
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Posted: 8/12/2011 4:56:41 PM EDT
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Too lazy to use the "give a fuck meter" which would be at "0"
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Posted: 8/12/2011 5:04:45 PM EDT
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I don't really care what the dollar buys me in some second rate country. Everything costs more over there. That's why their poor people don't buy big macs and plasma televisions and 20 inch rims. What I care about is what a dollar buys me here. So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. yea the swiss are a second rate country. i was there last year, they are farrrrrr from it.2nd rate country ??? as much as I would prefer to be an american, for a lot of reasons, this isnt a second rate country. I spent a week in July playing golf, mountain biking, hang gliding, and canyoning in Interlaken. Switzerland is my favorite country in the world... besides Texas. I'd love to have dual citizenship. I spent 13ish franks on a McDonald's meal there. Also, it was 15 franks for a single shot of Jack Daniels while playing blackjack at the casino!?!? It appears they have a different philosophy than Vegas when it comes to mixing booze and gambling. Anyways, I'd love to move to Switzerland at some point. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 5:09:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. You must not need to drive much, or you must be earning at least $300,000 a year. For those of us earning only $125,000/year dollar devaluation truly sucks. I can't imagine what it must be like for people making $50,000 |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 5:13:08 PM EDT
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Quoted: i make less than 50k. Inflationary price increases ar mild. Eating out twice a month less or going shooting every other weekend instead of every weekend made up for the extra money I spend on food and gas over the last few years. THE HORROR!!!!Quoted: So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. You must not need to drive much, or you must be earning at least $300,000 a year. For those of us earning only $125,000/year dollar devaluation truly sucks. I can't imagine what it must be like for people making $50,000 (not saying we couldn't have some real inflationary price increases, just saying we haven't printed enough to do it YET) |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 5:18:54 PM EDT
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The Economist has actually been doing a "Big Mac Index" for 25 years now, comparing the price of Big Macs in lots of different nations, as a lighthearted (but very clever) comparison of purchasing power and cost/standard of living.
A Big Mac is about $8 in Switzerland, NOT anywhere close to $17.19 |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 5:33:23 PM EDT
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So far inflationary price increases are extremely mild. Im hoping we can force a decent budget before that reality changes. You must not need to drive much, or you must be earning at least $300,000 a year. For those of us earning only $125,000/year dollar devaluation truly sucks. I can't imagine what it must be like for people making $50,000 So imagine making 26,500 and no probable change |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 6:16:48 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Bullshit –– Big Macs aren't $17 in Zurich. If they are –– it's at the airport or some sort of special Mcdonalds with abnormally high prices. ^ They sure as hell weren't that high when I was there last summer. I was there in May and honestly, I wouldn't have eaten in a Mc Donalds if someone bought me the meal. Didn't travel that far to eat a friggin' Big Mac.....especially since the local food was incredible. I didn't either. But I always like to go in the local McDs when I'm abroad to see the local menu items and check the prices. |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 6:21:44 PM EDT
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How much is a Royale with cheese in Zurich?
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Posted: 8/12/2011 6:28:38 PM EDT
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Quoted: The Economist has actually been doing a "Big Mac Index" for 25 years now, comparing the price of Big Macs in lots of different nations, as a lighthearted (but very clever) comparison of purchasing power and cost/standard of living. A Big Mac is about $8 in Switzerland, NOT anywhere close to $17.19 FINALLY someone mentions The Big Mac Index of Purchasing Power Parity! Did you know it's been updated? The Brazilian real is more wildly overvalued than the Swiss franc. And China's currency is now at purchasing parity with America's. http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index |
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Posted: 8/12/2011 6:29:14 PM EDT
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Damn, that's horrible.
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Posted: 8/12/2011 7:06:13 PM EDT
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Maybe the Zurich burgers have real meat, and are not laden with feces and E-Coli?
I'd pay $17 for that! |
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