The Biz Doc

I thought no one was leaving NY? You know things are bad when your Governor is begging New Yorkers to go to Palm Beach & bring the wealthy back. You wouldn’t have to BEG if you had better policies. By the way, the mass exodus hasn’t started yet.

𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗦 The Starbucks on University Way in Seattle — one of the most progressive zip codes in America — just delivered a case study that no business school could write better. Workers went on strike. Three months in, they had to end it because they couldn't afford to keep going without a paycheck. Then Starbucks announced the store is closing April 5th. And the workers who went on strike were told they are not eligible to transfer to other locations. So to recap: they struck, they lost income for three months, the store is closing, and they don't get to move to another Starbucks. This is what happens when the bumper sticker meets the spreadsheet. Striking workers don't get paid. Stores that aren't profitable get closed. Corporations don't reward disruption with promotions. These are not novel concepts — they are how employment has functioned for the entire history of employment. Seattle has spent years electing politicians who treat basic economics like an opinion. The workers at this location were presumably raised in that same ideological environment. The idea that you can withhold labor indefinitely and the business simply waits patiently for you to return is a fantasy — and an expensive one. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

What if AI doesn’t need to show an immediate ROI but instead is the plausible deniability companies use to RIF 50% of the workforce they already knew did nothing??

We’re constantly on the brink of losing this country. Why can’t Republicans step up and fix our elections, fix the weaponization, and put America First?

Boca Raton Republicans just lost their mayor seat for the first time in 30+ years. Won by a Democrat with under 40% of the vote. How? Two Republicans: • Establishment insider (Vice Mayor) • Outsider businessman Neither would drop out. Combined Republican vote: 11,534 (60%) Winning Democrat: 7,572 (39%) Margin of victory: 1 vote. Ego > party.

Only 2% of the oil used in U.S. domestic gas supplies comes through the Strait of Hormuz. Are we being gouged at the pump?