Labour laws are very restrictive on children. If they're not allowed to work, it seems unfair to deny them rights based on their lack of income. If they're expe

Labour laws are very restrictive on children. If they're not allowed to work, it seems unfair to deny them rights based on their lack of income. If they're expected to pay their own way as adults would, perhaps they should receive unemployment or disability payments as adults would. I feel like income is the wrong basis for determining how much independence a child should have.