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like without government intervention, strawberry jam would have wood in it. like it's a thing. food companies realized that they could use less of the expensive strawberries as ingredients and just use wood. there are laws you cannot legally call it strawberry jam if you do this. you have to call it a strawberry product or spread. food companies are always trying to get that shit through. they have lobby groups pushing that all the time

it is more expensive to put metal detectors in a food processing plant. companies want to cut costs. it is a legal requirement in a lot of countries to have them. so it forces companies to install them.

also to do routine inspections. that is a government requirement. so are building codes. a lot of codes are the bare minimum. like some companies will exceed the code and have more protections but a lot don't. like if it is not in the code, they don't do it. so that's why having governing bodies that regulate building safety, worker safety, food safety and product safety are crucial. because without them, your employer will not see the need to have exit doors with quick release handles, or do routine fire sprinkler inspections or have road salt for the sidewalks. some of it is basic fucking stuff.

companies when left alone do not regulate themselves. it's been historically untrue. companies want to give you a product that is cheap for them to make and that they can sell at the highest price so they can get the most profit. for everyone who loves capitalism, that's what it is. the free market will not self-regulate. if you don't have anti-monopoly laws and anti-wage theft laws and workers' protections, the open market will not fix that organically.

If there weren't child labor laws, the minimum age to work would be 0

anyways this should culminate in a fan using the "hey i like your shoelaces" line on him, and him immediately going "thanks i stole them from the president" then he + the fan make direct eye contact and just stare mildly dumbfounded for a few seconds before luca hightails it out of there (there is, of course, video of the whole interaction).

This is sending me, oh my god 😂

Ilya is completely oblivious to the 5-alarm fire he set ablaze on tumblr, meanwhile Luca and Harris are just like, "...he's GOTTA stop, but there is no way we can tell him, WHAT DO WE DO."

At first Bradley is stilted and awkward so Jake starts chatting to loosen him up. Next thing he knows it's been 30 minutes and he's telling Bradley about what he had for lunch so he says "Now darlin' I could spend all night talking to you, but you're playing by the minute, so how about we spice this up a bit."

Bradley starts calling more and more often, after the first time he gets someone else it's horrible and he leaves it feeling even lonelier. After that time he starts asking for 'Jay' and if he's not available he just hangs up and calls back later.

Eventually they both realize it's more than just phone sex and Jake breaks every company policy and gives Bradley his own number. Bradley's so nervous that he doesn't call for a week. Jake worries he overstepped but then Bradley calls and tells Jake he's tried calling him a few times but he got his voicemail and he was too nervous to actually leave a message.

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