tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post5016241548724626475..comments2024-03-28T01:58:21.637-04:00Comments on Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home: Why Repealing Child Labor Laws Is a Truly Stupid IdeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-57232266637461322602012-01-24T10:42:27.760-05:002012-01-24T10:42:27.760-05:00There's nothing wrong with allowing kids to st...There's nothing wrong with allowing kids to start earning before they turn 16 through small part-time jobs. I don't think the Speaker wants to re-build the Triangle Building and stock it full of illiterate 10 year old for 60 hours per week. I worked under the table from age 11 until 17 at a pizza shop in town, 15-25 hours per week, depending on the season. I graduated HS, played three sports and, best of all, I bought my first two cars in cold hard cash and learned the value of hard work and saving from a very young age. There are a lot more kids who are running out in the streets without any parents in the picture than there are working full-time to support their families - there's the source of your dropout rate. We aren't a third world nation (yet). Child labor is far from the biggest problem with this nation's underground economy. <br /><br />Should Johnny be running heavy machinery for 40 hours per week? No. Should all child labor laws be abolished? No. But if a 14 year old kid knows that his parents won't have any money to buy him a car, he should be allowed to go out and slowly save to buy it on his own, if his parents are OK w/it and if a business wants to take a chance on someone that young.RAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882780397905185405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-67144865550531846882012-01-04T22:56:23.824-05:002012-01-04T22:56:23.824-05:00It wasn't just a punishment - it was demeaning...It wasn't just a punishment - it was demeaning. I had to get permission from my school and parents to accept an offer for a job I was clearly qualified for (this was a in-my-field internship, not a job a grocery store). If you swapped the word "black" or "woman" in your paragraph above you would be outraged! I understand that people do have to go to school and study, but it isn't right to treat them as inferiors either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-19417385520714067952012-01-04T09:07:11.458-05:002012-01-04T09:07:11.458-05:00I understand, youthcanberight, how it feels like t...I understand, youthcanberight, how it feels like the paperwork was a punishment. The reason for the cautionary paperwork is to make sure young people have enough time for school work. There's a huge dropout rate for young people who work many hours. It's not so much bigotry as trying to make sure that youth have a chance to finish school and not get stuck in a dead-end position.Donna Ballmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603733714342746822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-23656941115242986462012-01-03T22:11:32.339-05:002012-01-03T22:11:32.339-05:00When I was 16 I was forced to have my school sign ...When I was 16 I was forced to have my school sign paperwork that was not otherwise required of someone older than me. This caused me to not get one of the internships that I wanted (they were closed when I needed the paperwork). The 2nd internship also required a consent form but was unpaid. When I was 17 I had a 2nd internship but also required paper not otherwise required of older people.<br /><br />While it may not be a good idea to completely eliminate child labor laws what would you do about such anti-youth bigotry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com