This is the most poorly thought out IA ever. All those things that are fucking us all (government, bills, inflation, etc) are also fucking the proprietors of food carts and restaurants. Should they be making less of a profit so that you can enjoy cheaper food?

If you don't think you should have to pay that much for food (the prices you cited are not unreasonable) you should go to McDonalds where the price of a hamburger hasn't changed in 27 years. And I hear you can get a footlong sandwich for 5 bucks at Subway!!! Sounds right up your alley. Otherwise, yeah, the cost of food increases just as the cost of everything else does. Duh.