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1. Both @Petco and @PetSmart have decided that, during a pandemic, getting your dog "ready for spring with a new do" is an essential service

Both companies are owned by private equity firms

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@Petco @PetSmart 2. The private equity model is to acquire companies and then either sell them or take them public within a few years

So there is a premium on juicing short-term profits

And dog grooming is very profitable

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3. State employees in Alabama and Indiana told Popular Information that dog grooming is prohibited.

But Petsmart continues to operate their salons in both states.

The company says its complying with the law.

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4. In Michigan, veterinarians can only perform essential services. Even then, vets are required to use telemedicine to see if they can solve the issue remotely first.

But Michigan Petsmarts are still offering dog grooming

The company says its allowed.

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5. There were three other states (Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota) where dog grooming appears prohibited but (as of Monday) is listed as available on the Petsmart website.

Petsmart tells me it "has closed all of its salons" in those states

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1. The purpose of the Defense Production Act is to allow the president to compel private industry to produce things for the PUBLIC GOOD.

Trump is using it to provide LEGAL IMMUNITY to meat processing firms that expose their workers in unsafe conditions

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2. Some executives at these companies, that want to keep these meatpacking plants open at all costs make $10 million+

They can stay safe at home or at their office

The meatpackers make $15/hour

They are being required to risk their lives

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3. This is being described as an "executive order" where Trump is asserting authority over meatpacking companies

But, in reality, THE ORDER WAS WRITTEN BY THE CORPORATIONS

The entire thing is a farce.

The purpose is to maintain profits.

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This might be controversial but I do not believe a human being should get sick or die so you can eat a hamburger
The pandemic is a story about class

White collar workers are told to "stay safe at home" while grocery workers and meat packers are forced to expose themselves to the virus without protections

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The most ridiculous meat industry talking point is that Trump's order forcing meatpacking facilities to stay open will "ensure the American people will not experience protein shortages."

THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER SOURCES OF PROTEIN!
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1. The top recipient of taxpayer funds intended to save struggling small businesses is MONTY BENNETT, a multi-millionaire Trump donor who owns dozens of luxury hotels.

The latest SEC filings show his companies have received $96.1 MILLION

It gets worse

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2. In March, as the pandemic devastated the economy, Bennett awarded himself a CASH BONUS of $1,755,697.

He's going to give himself another bonus of $585,233 "no later than December 31, 2020"

In 2019, his total compensation was $5.6 MILLION

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3. Also in March, Monty Bennett's companies distributed millions in "preferred stock dividends" to certain shareholders.

Two of the biggest beneficiaries of the dividend were Bennett and his father, who received MORE THAN $2 MILLION

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