The United States is one of the few world governments that does not directly fund it’s Olympic team. It is fully funded by corporate sponsorships and private donations.
Which means our athletes don’t represent the American government.
They represent the American people.
I’ve said this before but: If a plane hit turbulence and the pilot panicked, aimed the nose to the ground and crashed, no one would say “Well, you try flying a plane in turbulence.” They would say “That is a bad pilot. That’s not how pilots should handle things.”
"EVERY RECORD HAS BEEN FALSIFIED, EVERY BOOK REWRITTEN, EVERY PICTURE REPAINTED, EVERY STATUE AND STREET BUILDING RENAMED, EVERY DATE ALTERED..." - GEORGE ORWELL, "1984"
“So many companies would go out of business if the minimum wage is raised.”
So you agree? That’s companies rely on the exploitation of employees to stay in business?
It’s cool how seeing a less flattering photo of an attractive friend does not change my perception of them at all but seeing one of myself makes me want to jump off a bridge
winter is actually awesome because if you put on a couple of movies at 5pm it's already pitch black and the evening is super long so it feels like you're staying up til 2am but in reality it's only 11pm. 10/10
Yes, the cashier on their feet full-time should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their paycheck.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.