The US Economy Catch-All Thread

Menzo · 2021-10-30T23:31:07.517Z

This seems as good a place as any for this. Ireland is about to see an exodus of holding companies.

World leaders endorse global corporate minimum tax as G-20 kicks off

President Biden gathered with G-20 leaders Saturday for the first session of the gathering, followed by a sideline meeting with European allies to discuss the Iran nuclear deal.

Strollen · 2021-11-01T08:18:42.125Z

Menzo:

This seems as good a place as any for this. Ireland is about to see an exodus of holding companies.

World leaders endorse global corporate minimum tax as G-20 kicks off

Naw, this won’t happen for a decade.

lordkosc · 2021-11-02T21:35:08.512Z

Visual Capitalist – 2 Nov 21

Visualizing Congestion at America’s Busiest Port

The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest port in America. It's also at the center of a massive container backlog.

Est. reading time: 2 minutes

lordkosc · 2021-11-12T16:02:03.865Z

MarketWatch

Surging grocery bills inflict fresh pain on households as inflation hits...

High inflation is literally eating up the budgets of American households. Meat, chicken, dairy, eggs, sugar and coffee are among the household stapes whose...

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scottagibson · 2021-11-12T16:07:14.653Z

As an aside, the American view of putting dinner on the table is truly strange.

KevinC · 2021-11-12T16:52:45.797Z

We just slap a pound of sugar on a pork chop and call it a meal. Do they do it differently in Ecuador?

Mark_Asher · 2021-11-12T16:56:07.280Z

We usually do a protein and a vegetable and sometimes a good bread heated in the oven. We are pretty simple about it.

scottagibson · 2021-11-12T17:00:22.227Z

KevinC:

We just slap a pound of sugar on a pork chop and call it a meal. Do they do it differently in Ecuador?

We sprinkle coffee grounds over the sugared pork chop. Wash it down with a gallon of milk each.

Enidigm · 2021-11-12T17:30:16.026Z

Wait I’ve been putting the table on the dinner. Have I been doing it wrong?

BennyProfane · 2021-11-12T17:52:05.183Z

I feel like chicken tonight, like chicken tonight!

legowarrior · 2021-11-12T18:33:11.853Z

Oddly enough, Chicken Tonight is really popular in Europe, but I have never been able to find it in the US

pyrhic · 2021-11-12T20:11:08.432Z

scottagibson:

As an aside, the American view of putting dinner on the table is truly strange.

I mean, given what i’ve seen, literally placing a pound of sugar on the table seems about right for some households…

weren’t 2020 prices deflated a bit though? I know for some products (pork, because of that idiotic tariff thing) it was. does that mean 2021 is returning more to the norm?

ah, nevermind, 2020 was low, with some months being flat, but still increasing overall. Some good tables here and here

Hansey · 2021-11-13T18:27:47.187Z

legowarrior:

Oddly enough, Chicken Tonight is really popular in Europe, but I have never been able to find it in the US

I recall buying it here in the US in the 90s sometime (which I guess is when it came out?) but I honestly haven’t even thought about that product in years. I’m sure I haven’t seen it on the shelves anywhere (not that I’ve been looking), so I guess it wasn’t very successful here so they stopped selling it in the US?

Rock8man · 2021-11-13T18:31:48.217Z

Yeah, I hadn’t thought about it years, but the moment I read that phrase, the jingle came back in an instant. Stupid jingles that outlast the actual product. Apparently the ad hasn’t aired since the early 90s, and yet it still resides in my brain. We need finer control over what to purge from our heads.

Timex · 2021-11-13T18:42:43.711Z

legowarrior · 2021-11-13T18:55:22.841Z

That’s what I figured.

But it remained popular in the Netherlands, at least until 2004, when I stopped living there.

It’s interesting how a product failed to launch in it’s home country, but developed abroad.

Although, the idea still exists. Aldi has mostly Indian Sauces along the same concept.

pyrhic · 2021-11-14T01:40:49.441Z

Rock8man:

We need finer control over what to purge from our heads.

The San Francisco Treat company begs to differ…

Canuck · 2021-11-14T02:32:13.604Z

Timex:

I Feel Like Chicken Tonight (1992) - YouTube

Ahh, that commercial takes me back! Thanks.

Sabotai · 2021-11-14T15:43:57.896Z

legowarrior:

That’s what I figured.

But it remained popular in the Netherlands, at least until 2004, when I stopped living there.

It’s interesting how a product failed to launch in it’s home country, but developed abroad.

Although, the idea still exists. Aldi has mostly Indian Sauces along the same concept.

Popular as ever, 7 flavours.
https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?query=chicken%20tonight

legowarrior · 2021-11-14T17:19:19.717Z

Chicken Tonight Sate can not be healthy.