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Small Business vs. Big Government: Iowa’s Fight for Worker Freedom

“I believe that jobs are good for kids. It teaches them how to work with each other, it teaches them communication, it teaches them life skills.”

–Michelle Cox

When Iowa lawmakers gave teenagers the freedom to work until 9:00 p.m., it was a welcome opportunity for workers and small businesses. But unelected federal bureaucrats, instead, used it as an opportunity for fines, crackdowns, and treating business owners like criminals. Watch to learn how one business owner in Maquoketa, Iowa is fighting back, and learn more about worker freedom here: https://thefga.org/solution/preserving-the-american-dream/empowering-teenagers-through-the-power-of-work/

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