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Jul 26
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"Newsom Caused This" - California NUKES ...

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The PBD Podcast exposes the real impact of California’s $20 fast food minimum wage law. With 18,000 jobs lost and a wave of automation replacing workers, the panel breaks down the unintended consequences, rising costs, and the political spin from Gavin Newsom’s administration.

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