Just as unregulated water seeks the most efficient path to its own level, so unregulated profit seeks the most efficient path to the most profit possible, and will run through society the same way a burst water main on the top floor will run through the walls of a house.

The most efficient path to profit happens to involve monetizing basic human need—healthcare and water and shelter. And so the great lie—that life must be earned—makes products of our lives.

Full Essay: https://www.the-reframe.com/channels-of-rage/

"The average new car today sells for nearly $49,000, and the average used car lists at more than $26,000 – representing a 31% increase for new cars and nearly 40% increase for used cars since 2020..."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/29/us-car-costs-insurance-unaffordable

Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in trying to kneecap unions, arguing that the US labor board is unconstitutional.

At a Jan. 16 National Labor Relations Board hearing in Connecticut, an attorney for Trader Joe’s told the judge considering union-busting allegations against it that the company wished to introduce this radical argument in its defense.

-- But a decision on constitutionality is unlikely before an appeal

#nrlb #starbucks #spacex #TraderJoe
#unionbusting
@unionbusting
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/trader-joe-s-follows-spacex-in-arguing-nlrb-is-unconstitutional

Run, Nikki, Run

Trump’s ‘achilles heel’ is that
Haley’s refusal to drop out drives him up the wall.

“When I watched her in the fancy dress that probably wasn’t so fancy, I said, ‘What’s she doing? We won,’” he said of Nikki Haley in New Hampshire on Tuesday night.

The 77-year-old misogynist remains consumed with rage over Haley’s unwillingness to quit the race.
His petulance offers a reminder of the unhinged behaviour that turned off independent voters in New Hampshire and could prove to be a liability in a head-to-head contest with Biden.
It is also at odds with what is an unusually professional and disciplined campaign operation

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/27/donald-trump-nikki-haley-republican-nomination?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other