Was Italy's $1 Home Scheme Worth It? | True Cost | Insider News - YouTubeNeighbors, refortifying multi-story homes, many of the young people left and leaving for the city to find work etc. $2k to $8k fees and lawyers.
They've sold almost all the houses though. Sicily towns. 10k people there but empty houses meant it could house 40k, in Sambuca. New people speak new languages etc.
Coca-Cola is adding its first permanent flavor in three years | CNN Business'Spiced was selected because it’s “all about being on category trend and responsive to our consumer preferences,” who are craving bolder and punchier flavors, Sue Lynne Cha, Coke’s vice president of marketing for North America, told CNN.
'Coke’s research found that an “increase in consumer willingness to try a spiced beverage” and that raspberry was selected more than 5 million times on its Freestyle drink machines in 2022, which the company “often uses for inspiration” for new flavors, she said.
‘“Consumers are looking for more bold flavors and more complex flavor profiles. That’s a trend we started to see in food, but also in beverage and we though that was a unique space for us to play in,” she said, adding that there’s been of a “desire of discovery” with people wanting to try something new.’
I had this idea 2 or 3 years ago and didn't know any big bottling CEOs.
Inside The Mysterious Bitcoin City Billionaires Are Pouring Money Into | Insider News - YouTubeA city that runs like a business in (Garifuna) Roatan Island, Honduras, a place for tourists and divers, there is the town of Prospera. Special economic zone to attract foreign investment.
Can you really build a city without a government?
The Honduran committee in charge collects taxes, runs security, and approves any new laws there. Only one person is public, the others are suspected to be some American Republicans. There are no normal public services there. There is one private elementary school.
$1300 annual fee for foreigners ($260 for locals). Most are e-residents. 120 businesses have registered there. 2 weeks to get paperwork done, they say. You can pay everything, even taxes, in bitcoin.
Could become a tax haven like Caymans.
Honduras has been doing special economic zones since 2013 to attract otherwise-wary foreigners. In 2022 a new leftist leader repealed the law that allowed to creation of these zones but existing ones couldn't be shut down over night, because they're protected by international treaty for 50 years, and Propsera already sued Honduras for $11b in 2022 (ongoing).
Has its own online court to settle disputes. Are residents above the law of the land?
There is a law that says Honduras has the right to take neighboring citizens' land to expand the special economic zone. Prospera says their own laws wouldn't allow that. But maybe in 20 years, say critics.