Big Mac Attack. Get Your Calculators Out.

Recently in The Economist they've found a clever way of demonstrating the valuation of currency, that ubiquitous American tool of a global economy the Big Mac. The domestic US price of this delicious bloater of healthcare costs is by comparison a paltry $3.15. However the Swiss enjoy a nearly $5 cholesterol source while the Chinese purchase atherosclerotic risk factors for a mere $1.30. Who says the Yuan isn't undervalued.

To allay any fears, my subscription to the Economist is merely an academic foray into fiscal conservatism. Makes for good bathroom reading and equally conducive for conversations with Republicans.