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minus-square@treefrog@lemm.eelinkfedilink6•9 months agoI don’t think your post makes sense. Fast food is being targeted for not paying their workers a living wage. This is the opposite of protection and promotion. The government is stepping in because the ‘free market’ hasn’t corrected this and won’t correct it. Am I misunderstanding where you’re coming from?
minus-squareDr. MooselinkfedilinkEnglish0•9 months agoIn a way it does protect the market by forcing it competitive. The market definitely has the power to squeeze fast food out of existence.
I don’t think your post makes sense.
Fast food is being targeted for not paying their workers a living wage. This is the opposite of protection and promotion.
The government is stepping in because the ‘free market’ hasn’t corrected this and won’t correct it.
Am I misunderstanding where you’re coming from?
In a way it does protect the market by forcing it competitive. The market definitely has the power to squeeze fast food out of existence.