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22. Money equals speech.

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:13 AM

Mar 2021

Politicians are bought by this speech. They happily got the result they paid for.

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Fast Food Giant Claims Credit For Killing $15 Minimum Wage [View all] Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP

Cool! vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #1

In-n-Out has been paying their employees well for decades. Vdizzle Mar 2021 #14

Yeah but In and Out is in like 5 states BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #24

My daughter makes well above minimum wage at Chipotle xmas74 Mar 2021 #29

BOYCOTT!! PortTack Mar 2021 #2

Boycott! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #3

Instead of Dunkin Dounuts Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #4

+1 myohmy2 Mar 2021 #25

I go back and forth between them Xavier Breath Mar 2021 #33

Think the Parlimentarian did that. Hoyt Mar 2021 #6

Details, details. hay rick Mar 2021 #15

Democrats can overrule the parliamentarian wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #28

I don't need to eat at any of those places RainCaster Mar 2021 #7

They're proud of that, are they? Hekate Mar 2021 #8

Oh, good ... I absolutely do not need to eat at any of those places ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #9

Their decor did it for me jmowreader Mar 2021 #16

I like Jersey Mike's and Firehouse subs nt xmas74 Mar 2021 #30

I don't get it. How did they "convince Congress"? betsuni Mar 2021 #10

Money equals speech. aocommunalpunch Mar 2021 #22

But who? betsuni Mar 2021 #23

They bragged about this to their employees?? Grokenstein Mar 2021 #11

What they serve is not fit to be called nourishment. Ziggysmom Mar 2021 #12

Those will be easy to boycott since I don't go to them anyway. nt Laffy Kat Mar 2021 #13

I buy Dunkin Donuts Coffee from the grocery. No more. Midnight Writer Mar 2021 #17

Arby's ? James48 Mar 2021 #18

Arbys isn't snowybirdie Mar 2021 #21

Time to boycott the donuts. ZonkerHarris Mar 2021 #20

DONE!! joetheman Mar 2021 #26

So glad we know what these companies care about RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2021 #27

Glad I don't eat that shit. GoCubsGo Mar 2021 #32

Lobbyists need "term limits" not elected officials. nt live love laugh Mar 2021 #34