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As a mediator that gets involved in workplace disputes, I am very familiar with the fact that politics is not an ethical entity and that it creates conflicts within companies who do not have the same belief as their company executives. In fact I ran a survey several months ago asking the question on how many employees were exposed to politics in the workplace. 65% said they ad. Abortion is a very touchy subject and will create even great conflicts, not just with employees but with the shareholders and customers. Wokeness offends people who have a different belief. CEO's become irresponsible when they mix business with politics. Abortion is one of the most heated debates in the nation, creating conflict on the streets, at pro-life clinics, churches and discrimination against people who believe in life. Conflict costs businesses great amounts of money every year because of workplace conflicts. It is important there needs to be places where people can go and do their job without having politics being part of it. It is unfair to the employee because if he believes differently he will be attacked inside the office. The other issue is that by paying for travel to abortions means that other employees will be paying for something that could have been paid out in bonuses and higher wages. Even the stockholders now are paying for abortions to happen. This is not the role of the business to support abortions. Wokeness never works and people get tired of always having to be in the presence of politics. Politics is not an ethical entity, it creates disputes, conflicts, and even violence. Leave the abortion wokeness out of business before you do too much damage to your workforce and brand. If you want more access to me, I do mediate workplace disputes, go to: www.lodge-co.com Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

41% of small businesses said they are experiencing a large increase in prices over the past six months. And about 79% were experiencing at least a moderate increase. But some locations were experiencing these hikes at an even greater rate. Supply Chain is still the dynamic issue creating these costs to go up and passed onto the consumer. Full Article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/inflation-is-hitting-small-businesses-hardest-in-these-cities-and-states-11656083444?mod=flipboard_pf If you like my podcast, and want more access to me, go to: www.lodge-co.com/tba.html Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

65% of workers experience political conflict in the workplace. To make sure your office and business is free from workplace conflict that involves politics, you need to have a policy in your handbook that addresses keeping politics out of the office, set the rules that everyone has to follow. If you would like to have more access to me, go to: http://www.lodge-co.com Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

As we go into the final months of November politics, we have to be prepared for violence. Small Businesses need to lawyer up and protect their businesses from these violent protestors and politicians that refuse to stop the violence. You can fight back legally as a group. If you like my podcast, you can have more access to me at: http://www.lodge-co.com Click on BuyMeACoffe button and support my podcast and read all of my blogs and vlogs. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

Today's decision from the Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade did not end abortion. What it did is put that decision to abort in the hands of the states, all 50 of them. That is how it was before a liberal court stepped in on Roe v. Wade and made it a Federal issue. It was always, per the constitution, the responsibility of each individual state to decide how they would handle the issue of abortion. It was never the federal government role to decide for the states. So abortion did not end, it just got sent back to the states to decide on abortion issues. Now, if you are advocating violence, like AOC and Maxine Waters is doing on the steps of the Court, they are wrong and you are wrong. Violence will never give your views the message or right, it points in the wrong direction. If you are upset because you think you can't kill babies so it is ok to go out and kill other people on abortion, then you are wrong. Evil leads to more evil. Think before you speak. Think before you act. The consitution is very clear on the role of the federal government not over reaching on State rights. And that is what this decision did. It is not up to each individual state to make the decision on abortions in their own state, and it is your voice that will lead in whatever direction you believe in. That is America. I condemn President Biden and all the other politicians that today set off anger with their words. America is not a place where you divide a nation. And with the words of a President we see no unity of a nation. If you like my podcast, go to: www.lodge-co.com Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

Not much in the tank? President Biden this week called on Congress to pass a 3-month suspension of the federal gasoline tax. With lawmakers and economists alike balking at the gas tax gimmick, it isn't likely to pass. But it's still worth considering whether the proposed gas tax holiday is sound tax policy. Don't overinflate the tires. Rising gas prices are certainly one piece of the inflation puzzle - but suspending the federal gas tax is a uniquely ill-suited policy for addressing rising prices. If policymakers are looking to change the tax code to help fight inflation, they should pump the brakes on a gas tax holiday and instead consider structural reforms at the federal and state levels. Support for today's podcast: https://flipboard.com/@lodgeco/michael-lodge-the-business-advisor-vt0agg1bz If you like my podcast and want to have more access to me, go to: www.lodge-co.com/tba.html If you wish to support me, click on the button that says "buymeacoffee". Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

There is a shift happening in the housing market. After more than a year of of soaring demand, exploding home prices and increasing real estate sales, the market finally seems to be cooling off. The five signs are: The inventory of homes for sale is growingMore price cutsReal estate companies are laying people offmortgage applications are down Google says it's time for longtime small-business users to pay up. So if you are using their colander or email, or other free products they offer, it is now going to start costing small businesses. Canada announced yesterday that if you want to haul goods you may have to get a new truck to meet emissions demands by government. We have the same issue here in the United States, they have adopted the same rules in some states (California). Some truckers have left the trucking industry because of these new demands and the government is so stupid to do this when both countries have a supply chain issue and inflation. This creates a supply chain attack on the higher costs to consumers. Government doing stupid things again. To see these stories go to: https://flipboard.com/@lodgeco/michael-lodge-the-business-advisor-vt0agg1bz If you would like more access to me and my services, go to: http://www.lodge-co.com/tba.html Help me out - buy me a coffee, click on the button. All of my podcasts and blogs are there. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

Home prices are starting to drop and it is picking up speed, per Redfin. On a rolling 40week basis, share of listed homes for sale with cuts to teir price is currently higher than any time since at least 2015. If you think you need to buy a home right now with inflation and inflated real estate prices, think again. You really don't need to purchase a home now with inflation and everything going up, and real estate starting to drop. Think about it. If you like my podcast and would like more access to me. Go to www.lodge-co.com Follow me and subscribe Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

When I was young I went to a one room school in Seattle Washington. We have 15 kids, grades 1 - 5, one teacher, and one room. But, we had a teacher that contacted a bank and they came into the school, we were able to set up a bank account and were taught about money. I was able to save money and learned the importance of managing my money and saving. To this date I have no debt because of early school education and a smart teacher. Every highschool should have a personal finance and business education program for their students. It could even be taught by volunteers in the business community. It wouldn't cost the school districts a penny. It is important for kids to learn how to make good money decision, maybe it would keep them out of student debt by the time they get to college. There are options available besides debt. Schools need to help their students learn bout the real world of personal finance from professionals that deal with it daily. Finance education needs to be on the agenda of every highschool in this nation. Tell me what you think? [email protected] If you like my podcast and would like to have more access to me, go to my website at http://www.lodge-co/com/tba.html Also click on the button to buymeacoffee to help out with my podcasts. All my blogs are at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/michaellodge Please recommend my podcast to your friends an family. I would greatly appreciate it. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

Here's what Powell had to say: "We saw [home] prices moving up very very strongly for the last couple of years. So that changes now. And rates have moved up. We are well aware that mortgage rates have moved up a lot. And you are seeing a changing housing market. We are watching it to see what will happen. How much will it really affect residential investment? Not really sure. How much will it affect housing prices? Not really sure. Obviously, we are watching that quite carefully…It’s a very tight market. So prices might keep going up for a while, even in a world where rates are up. So it’s a complicated situation and we watch it very carefully. I'd say if you are a homebuyer, somebody or a young person looking to buy a home, you need a bit of a reset. We need to get back to a place where supply and demand are back together and where inflation is down low again, and mortgage rates are low again." Story backup: https://flipboard.com/@lodgeco/michael-lodge-the-business-advisor-vt0agg1bz My real estate gut feeling says, if you think you need to buy a house right now - no you don'ts. Wait until we get through this recession and the real estate market adjusts. If you like my podcast, please follow me at: www.lodge-co.com If you would like to support and help out the podcast, click on "BuyMeACoffee". You can also read all of my business blogs. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

There has been no leadership in solving the inflation and gas crisis in the United States. Everyone in the nation knew it was growing and no one tried to stop it. No one sat down and put options on the table, instead they have pointed fingers and threatened those who should be working together on the problem. When you know there is a problem but do nothing about it except make the situation worse, then there is no leadership. We have no had a leader that looks at the problems and find a solution for the betterment of the whole, the people of the United States. We have had, and sill have closed minded leaders who refuse to lead. So this problem on the nation will be here for a long time until someone sits down and listens. As a mediator this whole situation frustrates me greatly because no one will sit down and focus on the issues. I wish I could call them all up, come over to the house, I have a big table and lets find a solution. But come with options to put on the table. If you like my podcast and want to hear for of them, go to: http://www.lodge-co.com/tba.html If you would like to support my podcast and what I do, click on the BuyMeACoffee button. I would greatly appreciate it. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.

Tech layoffs accelerate in June, with more than 7,000 losing their jobs so far. Redfin lets go of about 470 workers or 6% of its staff. Compass is releasing about 450 workers, equaling 10% of its staff. Both companies saw its stock drop ranging from 5% to 10%. Companies are starting to revise their financial positions to make it through a recession. Anticipating home sales cooling nationwide and rising interest rates, the two companies had to lay off workers on Tuesday. To listen to all of my podcasts and to support my work, go to: http://www.lodge-co.com/tba.html Podcast story backup: https://flipboard.com/@lodgeco/michael-lodge-the-business-advisor-vt0agg1bz Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. The best place to learn about business is by joining our daily business podast: https://plus.acast.com/s/the-business-advisor.