Neil1808 , 26 days ago to random

#Business regularly bleat about increases in #wages forcing them to raise prices.

They rarely comment on the fact that higher wages will allow workers to buy more from their store.

#Auspol #Retail

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/small-businesses-concerned-over-minimum-wage-increase/103931250

Norobiik , 10 months ago to random

"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal #SecondThomasShoal #Philippines

Wreck, Rats and Roaches : Standoff in the #SouthChinaSea (2014 article)
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/07/world/south-china-sea-dispute/