Lining up at schools and churches to cast a vote is strictly for the 99 per cent. In Los Angeles’ exclusive Bel Air and Brentwood neighborhoods, as Curbed LA first noticed, well-heeled voters will be treated to free valet parking and hors d’oeuvres at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel. It’s a “luxury voting experience“! So what do we call the experience of the folks in the storm-battered Rockaways who are voting in polling places with no heat or light?
Money Between Friends: Silicon Valley’s Embrace of Multi-Level Marketing
In a culture that increasingly valorizes start-ups and social entrepreneurship, and an economy that keeps ordinary people always on the lookout for the next gig, it makes sense that multi-level marketing firms have found a warm reception. But how different are they from their predecessors—and how are they the same?