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“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design” F.A. Hayek
Apr 15 • 21 tweets • 8 min read
Seattle's Hearing Examiner just blocked WinCo Foods from opening in the old Sam's Club at 13550 Aurora Ave N, a building that's been vacant since 2018. The SEPA appeal was filed by a group called "Lake Washington Working Families."

Sounds like concerned neighbors, right? Let's talk about a pattern. /1 WinCo is the 2nd-largest employee-owned company in America. 145 stores across 10 states. 20,000+ employee-owners. Over 500 employee-owners are millionaires through the company's ESOP (employee stock ownership plan).

They sell groceries cheaper than Walmart. No credit cards. No frills. Bag your own. /2
Apr 2 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
A Senate Majority Leader wrote a $2/gallon tax incentive for sustainable aviation fuel.
The company that benefited most from his legislation hired him when he left office.
He now earns $30K–$60K/year from them.
This is how apparent conflicts compound into public costs. /1 Image Andy Billig (D-Spokane) sponsored SB 5447 in 2023 as Senate Majority Leader.

It created a $2/gallon tax incentive for sustainable aviation fuel producers and users in Washington State.
The bill passed. Gov. Inslee signed it. /2
Mar 30 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Update.

We pulled the City of Seattle's consultant contract database. It's more interesting than we thought. /1 Noel Frame was the Director of Policy and Planning at BDS Planning when she won her primary in August 2016.

Before her election: 7 city contracts, 2 departments, $286,000 total. About $63K/year. After her election: 15 city contracts, 6 departments, $1,308,175 total. About $145K/year.

Her firm's city revenue more than doubled the day she took office. /2
Mar 26 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
A Washington State Senator runs a consulting firm. The legislature created a program at the Department of Commerce. Her firm got the contract to run it. She now controls Commerce’s budget. /1 Image @NoelFrame has been at Uncommon Bridges (formerly BDS Planning) since 2016. In August 2025, she was formally named Managing Partner. The firm has 16 employees and specializes in government consulting. Her F1 shows she earns $60K-$100K from the firm. That’s more than her Senate salary. /2
Mar 21 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
@seiu775 paid @LizBerryWA 's firm $86,950 over two years. Two signed public filings describe that money. They don't match. /1 Image Berry's Washington State F1 disclosure calls the work "Software Development." SEIU 775's federal LM-2 filing calls the same payments "Representational Activities." Both are signed under penalty of perjury. /2