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laithe4 t1_j5brdld wrote

It's 2023, not 1923, right?

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5btnfo wrote

It was not until 1938 that Congress finally passed a child labor law (Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA) that would later be upheld by the Court. So like yeah, get them little doggies to work.

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jjw21330 t1_j5d8njq wrote

Need those thin nimble hands to get into the machinery to get it nice and clean

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crippledcommie t1_j5cxabq wrote

Yeah but the supreme court will strike that law down soon

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TigBiddiesMacDaddy t1_j5d898j wrote

The Supreme Court would fucking say the US is part of the UK just to spite people

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danteheehaw t1_j5e9ru8 wrote

Nah, then we might accidentally agree to universal healthcare directly leading to helping poor people.

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DeepThought45 t1_j5eg29v wrote

Don’t worry about that, the UK government is selling the NHS piece by piece to the private sector. Healthcare staff are striking, 100s of people are dying due to shortages each weak and they want to charge for GP and A&E visits now. Conservatives are very good at selling us out to the rich here too!

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ichoosewaffles t1_j5daaul wrote

Seriously, how are we supposed to live in a society that needs money to be spent if they don't get you enough money to spend?

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plenebo t1_j5eaxxi wrote

At least the medevil peasants weren't in debt too

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plenebo t1_j5eav11 wrote

The final form of capitalism is feudalism with royals in the shadows... Not so easy for a French revolution this way

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Omegalazarus t1_j5di98q wrote

Yeah, doesn't that mean in their mind they're letting a groomer in??

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Microdck t1_j5k6vzu wrote

As severely opposed to maga as I am I have no idea what you’re taking about. Did you read somewhere that maga is pushing for child labor?

Are children cleaning drag queens in secret top office maga meetings?

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O-hmmm t1_j5bt8wm wrote

Without even reading the article I'm gonna boldly guess they weren't middle class white kids.

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5bvytf wrote

In the video and accompanying paperwork, the company claims the kids were hired by a "rogue individual" ... They didn't mention their socioeconomic backgrounds but something tells me you're probably right

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commandrix t1_j5cadrq wrote

It could've started that way, but the higher-ups were equally at fault for not checking. At best, you look ignorant and incompetent if you're a senior manager or C-suite professional and don't know what's going on in at least your own department.

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5cuwtm wrote

...and then all the kids from on-site daycare disappear for the night to go on a field trip (I know the youngest was allegedly 13). It is ok though as Bob from accounting and Pat from HR are making sure they're having fun and following OSHA standards.

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twoaspensimages t1_j5clrq1 wrote

"We had to force children to clean, nobody wants to work anymore...'

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5cwi4q wrote

Are you the founder of Home Depot ? Y'all hiring?

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twoaspensimages t1_j5dlw8s wrote

Ha! Yea, conservatives saying nobody wants to work anymore is a running joke amongst my friends. I'm a builder so I'm in HD way more than I want to be. It's a shit place to work. Bottom dollar, high stress, and constant turn over. Of course nobody wants to work there.

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Raiden115X t1_j5enb9y wrote

I mean I enjoyed working there for 4 years, but I'm a lazy stoner who likes mixing paint all day.

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caseyjcannon t1_j5d2p6e wrote

Why are you guys denying 13 year old's the freedom to make a wage!?? How else can they afford the bullet proof vests they need to survive the mass shootings at schools!?

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WaterChi t1_j5bmwau wrote

This is just capitalism at work. Nothing to see here. Move along.

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5boaaf wrote

So do we sweep them under the proverbial rug or into the "I Can't Believe it's not Grandma" meatloaf mix? (Dear grammar police, it is on purpose)

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SherifGames t1_j5g3xzm wrote

And some crazies really do want absolutely unregulated free markets, because they want more of this shit.

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GetlostMaps t1_j5bwbkr wrote

*American capitalism.

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scootydonny t1_j5cmb1p wrote

Nah, it's fucked up everywhere

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NicNicNicHS t1_j5d67h5 wrote

Your boss would make you work 12 hour days if they were allowed to.

Make no mistake, there is no fundamental difference between capitalism in America and capitalism everywhere else.

The only difference is that thousands of people fought for the labor rights you enjoy today, and if you're not fighting for them today, you can lose them very quickly.

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kunbish t1_j5e0ov1 wrote

I see what you're trying to say. But most of the world is not doing better than the U.S in terms of regulating capitalism. Sadly. Guessing you live somewhere in Europe. That's good for you.

Take a look at Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia, West Asia, China, Middle East, Eastern Europe (most of the world by population). And you will find rampantly unregulated, capitalist influenced politics across the board. You will find actual slavery. Human rights abuse. Corruption. Ecological destruction. Massive socioeconomic stratification. All on a level much more intense than what can be found in the U.S.

Places like India, Philippines, China, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, just to name a few big ones that come to mind. People immigrate from these places to the U.S and it aint for the good weather.

This coming from a Canadian, which, while we try to run a mixed system here also, people still get exploited a bit on the lower end of the pay scale.

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t4ct1c4l_j0k3r t1_j5bpuxy wrote

"What do you mean? Does this does not count as agricultural work?"

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5brf5n wrote

Maybe the kids thought it was going to be a rave at the agricultural hall...

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RollinThundaga t1_j5c7p3b wrote

In most places, agricultural work for younger teens is really restricted, to lower-intensity stuff like berry and fruit picking.

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Agomir t1_j5cb0zp wrote

Look at the woke crowd making a mountain out of a molehill. What else are these kids supposed to do if they can't afford to buy lemons for a lemonade stand?

/s

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InternetPeon t1_j5blr4x wrote

You need at least 100 toddlers to keep a slaughterhouse running /s

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snowblower1 t1_j5d0pja wrote

Should be like jury duty - everyone gets a turn (if they eat meat)! Me? I'm vegan sukkas! :D

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kunbish t1_j5e0w1d wrote

As someone who eats meat, this is shockingly fair and I have no real argument against it.

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VeganFrogLegs t1_j5gxz68 wrote

Us vegans will get stuck harvesting quinoa and avocados /s

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A54ad t1_j5bpcmc wrote

Respect 💪Getting work experience. Most kids don't want to work, but not them 💪

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here4dambivalence OP t1_j5bq9dm wrote

Almost like a new Chainsaw Massacre franchise is writing itself in these kids nightmares each and every night. As someone who cleaned a supermarket butcher shop a few times in my teens, I can't imagine cleaning an actual abattoir... I wonder if they got to take home any souvenirs...

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Omegalazarus t1_j5dhwd6 wrote

The twist: it was Slaughterhouse-Five.

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Orahall t1_j5e7zim wrote

So this is how they get people to work in slaughterhouses...they illegally force children to endure the horror... my god it's even worse than we thought.

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Koffeekage t1_j5dmibs wrote

Thats just the plot to Children of the Corn.

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DJSugarSnatch t1_j5e94on wrote

Cue Robin Williams in a poncho...what time is this?

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plenebo t1_j5ear8r wrote

"the children yearn for the mines"

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Llenette1 t1_j5hia1k wrote

Pretty sure if they helped with immigration they could find plenty of workers... but then the jobs Americans don't want would be stolen and we can't have that! /s

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