Category Archives: Bidness

Oddly Enough, Treating Shoppers Like Criminals Lowers Sales

Posted on October 1, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

The last few weeks have been very hectic, so I missed this (boldface mine): Upon discovering that an item they want to buy is in a locked case, less than one in three shoppers (32%) get a store employee to … Continue reading →

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Rent Controls Won’t Limit New Housing Construction

Posted on September 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

But what would the one of the largest residential landlords in the world know, amirite? Rent controls need not stop big investors from funding new homes, one of the world’s largest landlords has said, a stance that goes against the … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Would Like to Speak with the Manager

Posted on July 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over on Truth Social, Il Trumpe truthed this out: Text: So, we are forced to spend time and money on fighting Crooked Joe Biden, he polls badly after having a terrible debate, and quits the race. Now we have to … Continue reading →

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Ghost Jobs and the Importance of the Petit Authoritarian

Posted on July 2, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s important to note that this trend isn’t being promulgated solely by CEOs, but also middle managers (boldface mine): Forty-percent of companies said they have posted a fake job listing this year, according to a survey in May of 650 … Continue reading →

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A D.C. Office Price Tumble

Posted on April 4, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

From the Washington Business Journal, we learn that a D.C. office building purchased for $43.7 million in 2004 (around $72.2 million today) and which was recently assessed at $64.3 million sold for $26.65 million. That’s forty one percent of the … Continue reading →

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A Problem with Federalism and Governance: The Rural Internet Edition

Posted on February 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Dana Milbank has a very good article on the trials and travails of bringing high-speed internet to his rural town. This is the part that’s frustrating (boldface mine): The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, for example, devoted $65 billion … Continue reading →

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The Crapification of Pillows: The Pillow Guy Edition

Posted on February 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Note that I don’t mean enshittification sensu Cory Doctorow, which is a distinct economic phenomenon. No, I found this funny little bit about the Pillow Guy from Nick Hanauer, a businessman who has been fighting for significant economic reforms, including … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post Hides the Lede: The Food Prices Edition

Posted on February 5, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

In another story about high food prices, The Washington Post hides the lede in the fourth paragraph. See if you can find it! But there is no immediate fix for policymakers. Grocery prices remain elevated due to a mixture of … Continue reading →

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Reallocating Personnel from Silicon Valley

Posted on February 1, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

And I’m using ‘Silicon Valley’ as shorthand, not a geographic descriptor. Last week, a lot of people were really angry about this story which describes a tech startup that wants to put videoscreens on shopping carts so you can be … Continue reading →

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Who Will Administer the U.S., Judges or People Who Know What They’re Doing?

Posted on January 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

You might have heard about a recent court case that will likely overturn what is known as Chevron deference, which holds courts should defer to the interpretation of the executive branch and its regulatory agencies when determining the will of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Conservatives, The Rule of Law | 1 Comment