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Jelly Cats is a British plush toy company founded in 1999. Squishmallows was launched in America in 2017. Both became very popular during COVID, because of course they did.

Cast your votes. The plush supremacy must be decided!

Ramsley the Sheep (UK) or Benny the Bigfoot (USA)

It is quite crazy China has developing nation status when it clearly isn't. The United Nations recognizes it as a developing nation which shows how fucked in the head that August body is.

It think it is kinda important to do so ASAP before it does become a developing nation again. With the US tariffs a lot of businesses look as though will close. From stats I saw last night, orders have dried up, orders are being canceled, container loads being cancelled etc.

I'm somewhat biased as an Australian because I have yet to forgive them for the 80% covid-19 tariffs and for sending a war fleet to the Tasman Sea last month.

Do you have other hangups like cash, coins, ATMs, Uber surfaces, toilet levers, vending machines, elevator buttons, napkin / condiment dispensers, cashiers hands, etc that you try to avoid or wash up ASAP?

I graduated about 8 years ago. College didn't go exactly how I expected with unexpected things in my personal life and covid. I now have a good job and am training for a better one, I've travelled, made some interesting friends, but at times I still miss high school. Is it normal?

A windfall profits tax, or excess profits tax, is a one-time surtax levied on companies or industries that experience unexpectedly high profits due to unforeseen circumstances, like a surge in energy prices, weather related or disease related events.

A windfall profits tax is a tax on profits that are not usually captured, often motivated by the desire to tax profits resulting from an external factor, such as an energy crisis.

Purpose:
Governments propose such taxes to generate additional revenue, potentially encourage companies to reduce prices, or temporarily regulate markets during periods of unusual volatility.

Examples:
Historically, these taxes have targeted oil and energy companies when costs have risen, especially during war or other crises.

US Context:
In the US, there have been discussions and proposals for windfall taxes on oil and gas companies, particularly in the wake of record profits and high energy prices.

European Union:
The European Union has agreed to impose an EU-wide windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies to fund relief for households and businesses facing high energy prices.

UK:
The UK government introduced a windfall tax, called the Energy Profits Levy, on the "extraordinary" earnings of firms to help fund its scheme to lower gas and electricity bills.

Criticisms:
Some argue that windfall taxes can discourage investment and potentially lead to unintended consequences, while others argue that they are necessary to address unfair profits and ensure a fairer distribution of wealth.

Examples of Windfall Profits:
A company making high profits by selling drinking water to the public after a hurricane.

Energy companies profiting from a major oil shortage in another country.

Companies profiting from a surge in demand after lifting Covid restrictions.