The biggest inflation culprit is our government!
We heard store closures due to uncontrollable theft in New York and San Francisco. For those decided to stay open, the only option is to increase prices.
Month: May 2023
NYC’s education department spent $18 million on DESSA, then ditched it.
Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) measures cognitive and interpersonal competencies. In July 2021, the city awarded a three-year, $18 million contract to Aperture Education to do social and emotional assessment of city students K-12. It failed.
Nature and Nurture. Family has the ultimate decision over children!
Samaritan act doomed this calf in Yellowstone.
Religion and Politics: 2008 vs. 2020
Compiled by Dr. Ryan Burge. Data from Harvard University’s Cooperative Election Study.
Starbucks Pick-Up Store: 1359 Broadway (near 37 Street)
Is this Starbucks’ solution against theft and homeless loitering in Midtown Manhattan? No public bathroom; no seating chairs and tables; no visible food nor coffee machines (located behind wall); no rack of packaged coffee or gifts; and no cash.
To qualify for Oscar’s Best Picture category, 2 diversity standards are required
Starting with the 96th Oscars in 2024, two out of four standards are required. The rule currently applies to Best Picture consideration. Artists and film makers intending to compete may now required to change the reality in their story line and their hiring practice.
Does higher minimum wage make a better society?
Hong Kong introduced the statutory minimum wage of HK$28 an hour in 2011 to provide protection for low-paid workers. Its Minimum Wage Commission just raised its minimum wage from HK$37.50 to HK$40 since 2019. New York State’s minimum wage is 3X that of Hong Kong’s. The financial struggles today as well as those in the … Read more