As bad as it is to be trapped in an abusive relationship as a shopper, it's a million times worse to be trapped as a *worker*. One in 18 US workers is under noncompete "agreements" that it illegal for you to change jobs and work n the same industry. The vast majority of these workers are in low-waged food-service jobs. The primary use of the American noncompete is to stop the cashier at Wendy's from getting an extra $0.25/hour by taking a job at McDonald's.
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