I'm amused that SBUX and MCD are being used as bellwethers given that they're both targets of a global boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign, and both hav

I'm amused that SBUX and MCD are being used as bellwethers given that they're both targets of a global boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign, and both have mentioned a hit as a result. That said, if it gets the media to finally admit that an economy where 20% of Americans are at or facing imminent poverty concerns isn't "booming" I guess I'll take it. ALICE (Asset Light, Income Constrained, but Employed) is the norm, and we're being otherwise gaslit into thinking the economy is "too hot."