What the author of this article doesn't seem to realize is that populations only become politically liberal as they can afford to be. Child labor laws didn't ha

What the author of this article doesn't seem to realize is that populations only become politically liberal as they can afford to be. Child labor laws didn't happen in the US, e.g., until families could afford to survive without child labor. These emerging middle classes still have a long way to go before they can afford to be as politically liberal as the US is today.