Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see scattered flurries with a bit of morning snow and a high of 33. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset 5:01 PM for 9h 48m 32s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, Henry Knox‘s “noble train…
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Business, CDA, City, Conflicts of Interest, Daily Bread, Ethics, Michels, Regulatory Capture, Special Interests
Daily Bread for 10.10.22: He Won’t Divest — He’ll Only Say He Has
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 67. Sunrise is 7:03 AM and sunset 6:19 PM for 11h 16m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1492, the crew of Christopher…
Babbittry, Boosterism, CDA, Charity, City, Corporate Welfare, Culture, Daily Bread, Development, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Housing, Local Government, Poverty, School District, Zoning
Daily Bread for 9.28.22: Local and National Views of Child Poverty
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Boosterism, CDA, Conservative Populism, Corporate Welfare, Culture, Daily Bread, Economy, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Local Government, Marketing, Misplaced Priorities, Poverty, Recession, That Which Paved the Way
Daily Bread for 9.6.22: The Boosters’ Big Capital but Small Society
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with high of 76. Sunrise is 6:25 AM and sunset 7:19 PM for 12h 53m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 79.9% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1803, British scientist John…
Boosterism, CDA, Corporate Welfare, Daily Bread, Economy, Foxconn, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Local Government, Marketing, Misplaced Priorities, Poverty, Recession
Daily Bread for 9.5.22: The Grandiose
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Labor Day in Whitewater will be party sunny with high of 74. Sunrise is 6:24 AM and sunset 7:21 PM for 12h 56m 42s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 69.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1942, the Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major…
CDA, City, Daily Bread, Development, Economics, Economy, Government Spending, School District
Daily Bread for 7.19.22: Individual and Household Well-Being
by JOHN ADAMS • • 1 Comment
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 89. Sunrise is 5:34 AM and sunset 8:28 PM for 14h 53m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 61.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1903, Maurice Garin wins…
Boosterism, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Poverty, School District, Toxic Positivity
Daily Bread for 1.19.22: An Example of the School District’s Economic Impact Analysis
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 15. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset 4:52 PM for 9h 32m 21s of daytime. The moon is waning gibbous with 97.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1983, the Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to…
Boosterism, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Poverty, Toxic Positivity
Daily Bread for 1.18.22: Whitewater’s Still Waiting for That Boom
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 36. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset 4:50 PM for 9h 30m 28s of daytime. The moon is waning gibbous with 99.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1977, scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires’…
Boosterism, CDA, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Poverty, Toxic Positivity
Daily Bread for 1.17.22: Which ‘Middle Time’ Proved True for Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 27. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset 4:49 PM for 9h 28m 37s of daytime. The moon is full with 99.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Equal Opportunities Commission meets today at 5 PM. On this day in 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg…
America, CDA, Common Council, Development, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Local Government, Regulatory Capture, WEDC
Competition: Good for Individuals and Society
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Pres. Biden plans measures to increase market competition. David Leonhardt reports Biden’s New Push (‘The U.S. economy suffers from a lack of competition. President Biden wants to change that’): The U.S. economy has been less dynamic in the 21st century, by many measures, than it was in the late 20th century. Fewer new businesses are starting.…
Bad Ideas, CDA, Development, Foxconn, Scott Walker, Trump
Foxconn: Seth Meyers on One of Trump’s (and Walker’s) Biggest Scams, the Foxconn Deal
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
The Wisconsin Foxconn project that Trump, Walker, and local development men touted was a house of cards, with each card in the deck no better than a three of spades. Their supposedly serious effort now finds itself a national punchline. Previously: 10 Key Articles About Foxconn, Foxconn as Alchemy: Magic Multipliers, Foxconn Destroys Single-Family Homes, Foxconn Devours Tens of Millions from State’s…
Bad Ideas, CDA, Corporate Welfare, Development, Economics, Economy, Foxconn, Government Spending, Mendacity, Scott Walker, Trump, WEDC
Foxconn: New, More Realistic Deal Means 90% Reduction in Goals
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
After years of flamboyant lies about what Foxconn would be able to achieve in Wisconsin, there’s a new deal with that foreign corporation. That new arrangement reflects a reduction of 90% or more in what Wisconsin expects and what the state will offer. Local governments have already wasted millions on absurdly grandiose, false promises Not…
Boosterism, CDA, City, Culture, Economics, Economy, Local Government, Politics, School District, That Which Paved the Way, University
Local Politics Hasn’t Been Merely ‘Local’ for Years
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Over at the Wisconsin Examiner, Henry Redman writes (with concern) that All politics is national (‘Candidates for local office are ignoring community issues, instead highlighting national culture wars’). First, Redman’s case, then a few remarks. Woodman [Kyle Woodman, a Republican running for Eau Claire’s city council] is part of a mostly conservative group of candidates…
CDA, City, Conflicts of Interest, Development, Economy, Free Markets, Law, Laws/Regulations, Local Government, Regulatory Capture
Texas (But Not Only Texas): Regulatory Capture
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Regulatory capture is a simple concept: it applies when regulatory agencies become dominated by the industries or interests they are by law required to regulate. These agencies begin to act to benefit particular incumbent firms or people in the industry they are supposed to be overseeing. The concept is also sometimes called agency capture or…