Contra Mundum

The Burrito Question

August 7, 2026·51 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The "affordability crisis" is a major talking point lately.Things have long been getting worse, but furor erupted online over fast food burritos now becoming a luxury good.The issue, of course, is not $20 burritos or even whether it is a wise use of finances to get lunch out regularly.It is instead a question of, why do things cost so much? Why is so much of our income going to daily necessities? Why are things things seemingly so much harder for young people?

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