Big Mac-backed currency

I work at McDonalds and we have these little cards that we give to customers when we fuck up their order that let's them redeem the card for a free Big Mac. Just recently, we received a box of these special coins. They are going to serve the same purpose. If you have one of the coins, you can exchange it for a Big Mac. It's for the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac. Now I'm far from an economics expert, so this may just be a stupid question, but since our money has no value anymore since it was taken off the gold standard, whereas these coins from McDonalds are backed up by Big Macs, does that make them a more stable currency than our own money? yes it do

A screenshot of a social media post shows a McDonald’s burger, fries, and drink alongside a question about commemorative Big Mac coins being a more stable currency than government money because they are redeemable for Big Macs. The reply “yes it do” delivers the joke by confidently agreeing with the deliberately absurd economic argument. EN: A screenshot of a social media post shows a McDonald’s burger, fries, and drink alongside a question about commemorative Big Mac coins being a more stable currency than government money because they are redeemable for Big Macs. The reply “yes it do” delivers the joke by confidently agreeing with the deliberately absurd economic argument.

• @profunctor_io / 1131 2018-07-30