And you're still assuming the majority are the rotten apples spoiling it for the few.

too many is all I know, not sure on percentage, but I bet it is close to half.

but I can only make that deduction from what I see and know, so I could be wrong.

but for a $1.39 you could buy a can of soup or something better than fastfood, it is just easier to go the fastfood route.

I know when my wife and I eat out it is because we don't feel like cooking or are just too busy.
when the girls lived at home we only ate out around 1-2 times a month, and not fast food.

There's a huge difference between being stuck in a cycle and being lazy.

sure, but there is also people too lazy to get out of the cycle.