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I don’t think anybody meaningfully objects to teenagers working, provided that we’re talking about fairly paying them for their labor. This is the case in most
by woodruffw 4y ago
I don’t think anybody meaningfully objects to teenagers working, provided that we’re talking about fairly paying them for their labor. This is the case in most states, although not all (where minors can be paid less than minimum wage).
This doesn’t appear to be what the Hoover Institute is advocating, however.
- HarryHirsch 4y agoanybody meaningfully objects to teenagers working Beer money for the summer is one thing, having to meaningfully contribute to the household budget because the money that the parents bring in isn't sufficient is another. I do object, children should be in school (and college students should devote themselves to study instead of having to juggle school and a low-wage job).
- woodruffw 4y agoTeenagers haven’t been allowed to buy beer in the US for a few decades! (And I agree completely: it should be an obligation of social welfare, not child labor, to compensate for the family’s ability to put food on the table. This is one of the reasons that most states limit teenagers to half-time or similar roles, which most non-Hoover-affiliated people again don’t object to.)