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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good. If adults don't want to work because they're lazy and on welfare then their kids will. The treats will flow and there's nothing the loony left can do about it 😤

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

The children yearn for the deep fryer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (4 children)

that just gives franchise owners even more incentive to hire even younger children

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Sorry Ma'am. All our high chairs are being used in the kitchen at the moment."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Now I'm imagining "The Matrix" style grow tanks lining production lines where fetuses send signals to machines to do work because hiring 5 year olds to too expensive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Or just find ways to replace workers with AI, which would probably be their first choice.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In all, the investigations led to $212,544 in civil money penalties against the employers.

About $700 per child labourer. Still cheaper than hiring an adult.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Child labour speeding tickets. Whoopsie!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

they dont make these kids like they used, back in the 19th century kids didnt complain about their 18 hour workday smh

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

Imagine if America legalized nationwide child and forced labor. This could reverse policies that were enacted by Abraham Lincoln.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Last I checked this is illegal.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

the police will be along shortly to throw the kids in jail

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Where they will be put to work, but "legally" this time!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

And/Or send them off to some oligarch pedophiles island.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

So?

-Republicans trying to Save The Children!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Article is from last year, not that it changes anything

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I had to guess, my money would be on things only being worse now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Now they'd be 11 year olds working until 2 a.m.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

The US really dropped off a cliff.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hi here from all with a quick question and hope im not breaking any rules. Do you guys talk about anything other than America bad or are the america bad posts the only ones that make it to my all page?

(I'm not saying america isn't bad, just curious)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pretty much anybody who's a communists sees the US as a threat to humanity. So, why would it be surprising that the focus is on the horrors of the regime?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Rock on brother

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now you know how it feels :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I don't know what I know now but thanks!