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Cake day: June 25th, 2023

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  • Look up the piece by pbs and by John Oliver. They also do a cocoa bean tracking system so they know where the beans are coming from. This is importa t to know that the beans are coming from the good farms and not from the bad ones. All that being said, they say they can’t say slavery free due to how bad it is in that area. They can’t guarantee that.
    I think for me it’s as simple as - do I go with the brand that seems to be doing something about it? Or go with the brand that misses it’s own targets and is satisfied with the horrible status quo














  • My theory is that there’s not enough money at the lower levels - where it gives the most benefit to the most people.
    If someone gave you a few thousand, chances are it would be used sometime soon - a repair, a vacation, a rainy day fund. If that stays at the lower / middle class levels, chances are it gets recirculated soon from there as well.
    Otherwise it sits in a rich person’s bank account, and is used by the bank to do real estate investment - which leads to newer buildings and higher commercial / residential rents.
    Yes, the rich and corporations generally do things with their money - it’s not just sitting in a pool like scrooge mcduck. Unfortunately, what they do with the money tends to have the effect of suppressing the lower classes