Economy: National rent control
Activists demand a national rent price control law. Question: If rent price control makes sense, why not college tuition price control? Or health care price controls? Or food price controls?…
Business: When high farm production is a disaster
Odd situation when a huge crop results in a disaster, but that's the situation here.
Business: Just 10% of McDonald’s customers eat in the dining room
Customers are no longer eating "in" at fast food places-everything is now to-go.
Business, Demographics: Lack of kids means lack of toy sales
Mattel Needs Barbie’s Movie Magic to Lift Toy Sales – WSJ Toy R Us filed bankruptcy in 2017 and liquidated everything in 2018. The bankruptcy was blamed on not being…
Business, Work: Weight stigma has a strong negative bias in the work place
And not just the work place. Those who are overweight have a harder time getting hired, get paid less, and are promoted less, says research. The Hidden Career Cost of…
Crypto: Sam Altman wants iris scans of everyone in the world
An Orb, a Token and Money for Everyone: Worldcoin’s CEO on Crypto’s Most Daring Project (coindesk.com) He wants iris scans of everyone in the world to create a digital identification…
I am so old, I remember when Amazon Prime meant 2-day delivery! Hah hah!
Pre-pandemic, we generally saw Amazon Prime deliveries within 2-3 days. Now it usually takes 1 to 3 weeks.
Was thinking this too: “Titanic sub tragedy stokes fears for space tourism”
Titanic sub tragedy stokes fears for space tourism (axios.com) These businesses are kind of odd – they cater to multi-guzillionaires who are bored with life and seeking new thrills, and…
Demographics: Oregon to *finally* allow self service gas stations
The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed House Bill 2426 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The legislation that now goes to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk gives Oregon drivers the choice to pump…
Economy: American’s spend half their food budgets eating out – crazy
Insane: Food services made up less than a quarter of consumer food expenditures in the 1950s; they passed 46% for the first time in October and seem destined to become…