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    #3 The Labor Day Episode: Corporate Greed, Worker Revolution & Disrupting Capitalism With Collective Action

    enSeptember 04, 2023

    About this Episode

    Vee and Joe discuss the bloody history of Labor Day and why the historic events of the 19th and 20th centuries paved the way for the Labor Movement. 

    They talk about the importance of collective action, strikes across the last 157 years, and why neoliberalism born in the 80’s has continuously sought ways to destroy strides made towards better conditions for the working class. 

    In this episode you’ll learn:

    • Why capitalists and laborers will always be at odds with each other
    • How the Industrial Revolution was directly responsible for the beginning of the Labor Movement and formation of unions
    • Definitions of unions, strikes, neoliberalism and oligarchy
    • What is at stake in the Labor Movement of 2023 + more

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    For Fox Sake is a financial education and personal development podcast dedicated to deconstructing money shame, sharing money stories, and discussing the often “off-the-table” topics of life. 

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    Vee Weir is an award-winning, anti-capitalist personal finance content creator and business owner. Her main focus and mission is to challenge common money myths, dismantle barriers preventing access to financial information and examine how capitalism negatively impacts the working class. 

    In the past 7 years, Vee has amassed a following of over 25k+ online and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and more. 

    When she’s not online she spends her time hiking with her husband and three dogs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 

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    In the past 8 years, Vee has amassed a following of over 30k+ online and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and more. 

    When she’s not online she spends her time hiking with her partner and three dogs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 

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    In the past 8 years, Vee has amassed a following of over 30k+ online and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and more. 

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    Vee Weir is an award-winning, anti-capitalist personal finance content creator and business owner. Her main focus and mission is to challenge common money myths, dismantle barriers preventing access to financial information and examine how capitalism negatively impacts the working class. 

    In the past 8 years, Vee has amassed a following of over 25k+ online and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and more. 

    When she’s not online she spends her time hiking with her husband and three dogs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 

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