EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 7 MIN
Your Big Mac Should Cost 16 Cents. Here’s Why It Doesn’t.
from The Sat Stacker Show | A Bitcoin Podcast · host The Sat Stacker
In 1972, a Big Mac cost 65 cents. Today it’s $4.89.Did burgers get worse? Did McDonald’s forget how to make food efficiently?Nope. Your money got worse.This video breaks down how 50+ years of money printing and inflation erased the natural productivity gains that should have made everyday things like burgers cheaper—not more expensive. In a sound money world, that Big Mac could cost just 16 cents today.This is why we Bitcoin.⸻Chapters:0:00 The shocking price of a Big Mac1:05 Productivity vs. prices – what gives?2:45 How inflation hides your lost purchasing power4:15 1971: the dollar changes forever5:30 Why a Big Mac should cost $0.167:00 The case for sound money (and Bitcoin)Value 4 Value: If you enjoyed this content feel free to zap me some sats via the lightning network: [email protected] or https://coinos.io/mftabNYKNYC. Buy Bitcoin and withdraw to self custody with Bitcoin Well. Use my referral link for a chance to win free sats: https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/mftabFollow MFTAB: @MFTAB https://x.com/thesatdaddyprimal.net/mftabhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thesatdaddyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4b58uoQo9Xl7RsbsbbAqAhhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-favorite-thing-about-bitcoin/id1788973938http://fountain.fm/show/YqXJoHuG6qYRBmDW1k37
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