[stewx]

Only the super rich can afford to pay $9? I.e., roughly the price of a sandwich in 2025?

[asdff]

You buy a $9 sandwich for lunch everyday then you probably aren’t in the middle class

[oliwarner]

Do you think that's what the average American pays for their sandwich? Including bringing lunch from home.

If you don't understand working poverty, you won't understand how devastating only $3kpa really looks like on a low wage. Lot's of people right now can't afford that, so cost-neutral alternatives have to exist or you price people out.