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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • B-b-b-but the small business owners!

    This is a common conservative talking point to dissuade people from seeking fair pay.

    Small business owners are frequently guilty of wage theft, commit frequent labor violations, and lean on their employees to work exorbitant hours the most. These businesses frequently fail within the first year, leaving their employees to find a new job anyway.

    It would be better for everyone if the employees were protected from the start, and had to find new jobs sooner rather than later. If the business can’t afford benefits and a decent wage, they should step aside for someone who can






  • We’d have been close allies and they would have gotten away with whatever they wanted, likely heavily influenced by Western interests in the region. At some point we would have meddled with their elections, as would have the soviet union, and they likely would have fallen in to a fascist dictatorship, either pro or anti US depending on which superpower won the game. And by today they’d be in a very similar stance, not super close to anyone but closer to the country who’s flag shares the most in common.