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The democratic party is the party of the affluent and sacrosant, so it's no surprise that they opt to make a million poor families suffer so one injustice wouldn't slide.

Their fragile world view remains intact, while none of their constituents pay the price.

Just the make sure where you stand.

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> so one injustice wouldn't slide

Amazon has pending lawsuits about this in multiple countries. Meat packers are staring down lawsuits about this across several states. These lawsuits cover millions of employees.

If you are trying to argue that there was just a single instance of this kind of offense, you're in a world of fantasy.

And it's a tossup as to whether they're going to get more from the lawsuits or from government assistance--both are going to be woefully inadequate.

yes, how dare these business keep the wheels on society during a crisis. They should be punished. What's a thousand kids going hungry, but a small price to pay for all of society's ills perfectly adjudicated.

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