Chipotle's CEO warns of slumping sales as low-income consumers balk at higher prices, signaling broader economic weakness. The video connects deteriorating consumer spending to weakening labor markets, slowing wage growth, and declining work hours. Steve Van Metre argues this isn't just a low-income problem—AI-driven layoffs are forcing companies to cut jobs to fund technology investments, spreading economic pain upward. He warns the Fed isn't preventing a recession but that we're already in the early stages of one that will worsen. Crypto investors should watch for insights on macroeconomic deterioration that typically drives risk-off sentiment and impacts digital asset valuations during recessionary periods.