[purplezooey]

Awkward writing in this article. "McDonald’s executives say the higher costs of restaurant essentials, such as beef and salaries, have pushed food prices up..."

Beef and... salaries? I think I found the name of my new fast food place.

[venturecruelty]

Crazy how nobody ever talks about bonuses or executive pay or stock buybacks. Oh, I guess those are just the cost of doing business, eh?

[mmooss]

What is awkward about it?

[soared]

It’s weird two have those to things in the same category. Beef is.. not at all similar to salaries. The only overlap is that they are costs.

[sc68cal]

They are inputs into a business. I agree that it's bloodless but it's very typical of business language