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> child labor didn't stop because parents stopped being willing to sentence their kids to labor... No it did not, it just moved overseas. It is hard to beat th

> child labor didn't stop because parents stopped being willing to sentence their kids to labor... No it did not, it just moved overseas. It is hard to beat the free market -- it just finds the most economical way to get things done, it does not care about human plight.

mattacular 9y ago
Since you say "child labor moved overseas [once the US adopted child labor laws]" are you prepared to show some data indicating that there was a corresponding increase in child labor outside of the US since that time? Without that your comment is just hollow market worship.