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Even in the worst part of Soviet communism, they could not prevent people from leaving and could not prevent capital from leaving.
The fast food joints are cheap. We could be moving to an entirely new era, the end of fast food. The restaurants that survive will have starting prices at about $50.00 with maybe $20 for an appetizer. The servers won't be slapping cold cuts on a bun. They will be highly paid professionals. You want cold cuts slapped on a bun, go home and do it yourself. Otherwise, be prepared to shell out $200.00 for an average dinner.
The trend is for less expensive food offerings to be mobile, by truck, with very few employees. An owner to collect money and a cook to fix it. In New York, cheap food is the hot dog vendor who has no employees at all.
I go to mom and pop joints instead of fast food chain. Many have drive thru. The price is usually more but the food is better. Certainly not $50 dollars.