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LoisB

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5. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. So, this means that any child can work at any job whether it

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 08:09 PM

Mar 2023

is age, height, weight appropriate or not? 10 year-old fry cooks, 8 year-old miners, 6 year-old tree trimmers? Yeah, that sure is an arbitrary burden for parents. I just know there will be (I should say 'are') companies that will take advantage of this, fire the Dad who is making $20/hour in the auto parts plant and hire his 14 year-old son at $7/hour. So the kid loses a finger or two or a couple toes...the auto parts plant's bottom line skyrockets. What about the kid going to school?

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a law allowing for children under the age of 16 to g [View all] LiberalArkie Mar 2023 OP

ArkLaMiss J_William_Ryan Mar 2023 #1

It's funny how they twist things TheRealNorth Mar 2023 #2

Qpukes love exploiting the vulnerable. It's why they love the uneduxated. SheltieLover Mar 2023 #3

Yes, cuz regulations that protect children are "burdensome". louis-t Mar 2023 #4

Correct me if I'm wrong, please. So, this means that any child can work at any job whether it LoisB Mar 2023 #5

The part about schools is already being handled. LiberalArkie Mar 2023 #6

Oh, yes. Silly me. I despise these "people". LoisB Mar 2023 #7