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Except, this isn't about paying kids. It's about working around paying adults living wages (so they can, you know, go home and spend time with their kids instea
by falcolas 4y ago
Except, this isn't about paying kids. It's about working around paying adults living wages (so they can, you know, go home and spend time with their kids instead of going to a second or third job). And it's also about increasing corporate profits by not paying adults living wages.
- OrvalWintermute 4y agoI don't think adults are truly competing with teenagers for these gigs. The main industry mentioned is meatpacking, which is an industry rife with the exploitation of undocumented labor to pay substandard rates already https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2008/11/06/large-iowa-meatpacker-in-illegal-immigrant-raid-files-for-bankruptcy/31263519007/ https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2008/11/06/large-iowa-meatp...