For the first time ever, the average price of regular ground beef is greater than the Federal minimum wage.

[Swede]

MAGA must be tired of winning.

— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T17:16:21.764Z

[Ziggysmom]

1. Oh yeah, bigger paychecks & lower prices.

Stop blowing smoke up our asses.

[AltairIV]

2. Pathetic.

[GaYellowDawg]

3. I picked a good year to really cut back on red meat consumption.

2 strokes and a TIA last fall, and I have had 1 steak, 1 steak bowl at Salsarita's, and one serving of lamb in 2026. Before, my default for a meal was red meat. If I could eat a big sloppy cheeseburger for every meal and not gain a ton of weight and have a disabling stroke... but gotta choose to live, you know?

But I hate this for people who want it, and can indulge in it without it being a short-term death sentence, and who didn't vote for this. I've already seen MAGAs around here blame both gas and grocery prices on greedy corporations (funny how that didn't happen with gas or eggs under Biden), so fuck them. I hope they enjoy their $20 Whopper. I'll be eating my grilled chicken salad, thanks. Of course, that will probably go way through the roof soon.

Conservatives have said that the country needs to be run like a business for forever. Well now,

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Tastes like cardboard too.

Whatever you buy, MBA's are stripping out the costly ingredients and providing you less!

[talking-liberally]

5. Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage was the highest in 1969.

[Codifer]

7. I remember that

I was pretty high in 1969 too.

Miss that.

[BeneteauBum]

10. Yep

High Times….

Peace ☮️

[TommieMommy]

6. So true. Everything is not fine.

[BidenRocks]

8. Eggs are a deal though.

BBQ season without beef.

[Martin68]

9. I assume the means the price of per pound.

[twodogsbarking]

12. 0.453592 kilos

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. Dems need to spend serious money hammering this home to the brainless masses we live amongst.

Even the goobers n gomers might take notice.

[BaronChocula]

13. I believe they already are... and are winning

Democrats won these tough races because we ran strong candidates focused on what matters most to Americans — affordability and kitchen table issues.

https://democrats.org/news/breaking-democrats-sweep-election-night-fueling-momentum-going-into-2026-midterms/

Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at zero
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-flipped-9-seats-state-legislative-special-elections-trump-rcna261633

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

14. Where's the beef? Clara: "Nevermind!"

[Attilatheblond]

15. It's been higher than minimum wage for some time now where I live/shop

[Old Crank]

16. I can make it worse.

The actual take home minimum wage is about 50 cents less per hour when you subtract mandatory Social security contributions. 7.5% .
Yes I know that is a kind of enforced savings for later, but the effect is less cash now.

[Morbius]

17. When I was a kid my parents made something with ground beef at least once a week.

It was reliably cheap. My mother had dozens of recipes using ground beef and was always on the lookout for more. My family might have something made with ground beef twice a month, but it's usually more like once.

I'm seeing more stores featuring 73% lean ground beef, whereas 80% lean used to be a lot more popular. So not only is it getting more expensive, it's going down in quality. Most things that you would make with ground beef can be made with ground turkey. Also, consider mixing pork sausage with ground beef for burgers and meat loaves.