First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsored the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said he filed the bill in part because children want to work without having to take lunch breaks.

China's revolution could be summarized as a war against the landlords. America's revolution will be a war against the Franchise Owners.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    I suppose the Louisiana democrats would like to strongly come out against this stuff but they won't because they're worried they'll lose the all important dipshit centrist vote.

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    • roux [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 month ago

      Maybe they should work to come to a compromise between child exploitation and not child exploitation. Like, say only 75% child exploitation?

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      • booty [he/him]
        hexbear
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        1 month ago

        Wow, this is why people can't stand leftists. 75%?? Sweetie, the adults in the room are discussing whether to set it at 93% or compromise at 98%.

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    • Teekeeus [comrade/them]
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      1 month ago

      1 minute lunch break for children who work at locations within 500 km of an underserved community

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