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While Americans watched their buying power disappear, Biden insisted the country was doing great. He blamed everything from supply chains to corporate greed, never acknowledging that his spending binge sent prices into orbit.
Moody’s Analytics painted the picture clearly. The median American household shelled out 905 dollars more every single month in August 2024 just to buy the same amount of goods they purchased in 2021. That is almost eleven thousand dollars a year simply to stand still. For families living paycheck to paycheck, that kind of hit is not manageable. It is crippling.
Red States Lead The List Of Most Affordable Cities
DoorDash’s report also revealed something Democrats will not want to discuss. The most affordable cities for burger meals are not in blue strongholds. They are almost entirely in states led by Republican governors.
Lincoln, Nebraska ranked number one at just 10.75 dollars. Milwaukee followed at 11.36, and Detroit filled the third spot at 12.90. Places across the Midwest, Southwest, and Southeast dominated the top ten. Austin came in at 13.24 dollars. Oklahoma City at 13.96. Tucson and Mesa stayed under 14.25. Dallas landed at 14.34, and Orlando along with Aurora, Colorado lingered in the mid 14 dollar range.
These are places defined by lower taxes, leaner government, and more business friendly economies. In other words, exactly the opposite of the Biden blueprint.
On the other end of the spectrum sits Anchorage, Alaska. A burger meal there costs a shocking 25.55 dollars, a full 137 percent higher than in Lincoln. San Francisco and Seattle, two of the most progressive cities in America, also ranked near the top of the price charts. These are cities with one party control, sky high taxes, suffocating regulations, and the same kind of policy agenda Biden pushed at the national level.
The pattern is obvious. Conservative states are giving families room to breathe. Blue states are squeezing every last dollar out of their residents.
Fast Food Has Become A Luxury Under Biden Economics
Perhaps the most damning statistic from the entire report is also the simplest. Seventy eight percent of Americans now think fast food is a “luxury.” Something that once served as the cheapest option for families on tight budgets has transformed into an occasional treat.
McDonald’s reported a 3.6 percent drop in sales during the first quarter of 2025. CEO Chris Kempczinski told the truth many politicians refuse to admit, saying “heightened anxiety” over the economy is weighing down lower and middle-income customers. The company said traffic from people earning 45,000 dollars per year or less saw double-digit declines.
Even the people making the food cannot afford it. The average fast food worker earns 15.07 dollars an hour. According to DoorDash, that same worker must put in forty six minutes of labor just to buy one burger meal.
This is the real cost of Biden’s policies. Families struggling to feed their children. Workers unable to afford the same meals they prepare every day. Lower-income households pushed further and further behind as prices rise faster than wages.
Trump Inherits A Mess That Will Take Years To Clean Up
Biden spent years insisting inflation was temporary. He told families the pain would fade any day. He claimed wages were rising and the economy was booming. But voters knew better. They lived the reality in their grocery aisles, in their restaurant bills, and in their shrinking paychecks.
The damage from Biden’s spending, energy restrictions, and inflation denialism will not vanish overnight. It may take years to unwind. But Americans at least have a president now who acknowledges the hardship instead of pretending it does not exist.
DoorDash’s report did not just expose high prices. It exposed the truth. Biden economics did not help working families. It punished them. And the country is still paying the price.
