Six months ago was Friday, July 11th. It wasn’t going to be the greatest weekend weather-wise, and at any rate, I ended up sending a good portion of the weekend in the office. I went down to the park in the evening to do some reading.
The high for the day was 81 degrees, and it was another low-humidity day, with the dewpoint only 51 degrees at 5 PM. The air felt warm, but down right dry. The sunset was 8:33 PM, and the civil twilight wasn’t until 9:07 PM, so another long summer day.
Many people advocate for small business and supporting local businesses. I generally oppose small business for two reasons:
1) Small business is wasteful and inefficient
2) Small business is hard to regulate
Business should be impersonal and professional. There should be standardized policies that are followed in all cases — along with policies dealing with exceptions when appropriate. Personal relationships should have no bearing on an economic relationship.
Any business can be run by dishonest individuals. A large business while potentially dishonest with have standardized procedures that government can and should regulate. It’s harder for a large business to hide their bad actions.