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ComprehensiveCat7515 t1_izajmcy wrote

but I thought McDonalds jobs were just for teenagers...weird.

/s

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kifn2 t1_izat6ig wrote

These are teenagers. Apparently, the law allows for 14 and 15 year olds to work limited hours (pretty freaking crazy if you ask me). The owners were making them work unsafe jobs and longer hours than legally allowed, i.e. exploiting children who don't know better.

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ComprehensiveCat7515 t1_izatne5 wrote

I'll add the /s just incase that didn't land.

My comment was just making fun of those who argue against raising the minimum wage saying that minimum wage jobs are only for teenagers. Child labor violations basically make that impossible unless these business close at 6pm.

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CriticalMammal t1_izbucfk wrote

You must have skipped the Industrial Revolution history lessons about how messed up child labor was back then and why they made these sort of laws in the first place.

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jwill602 t1_izby3bp wrote

It sounds like you’re agreeing with me? You support restrictive child labor laws, correct?

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kifn2 t1_izaz6a7 wrote

I’m saying that i think it’s crazy to allow children to work, at all.

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dbe7 t1_izbqxr8 wrote

When I was a teen, almost every other teen I know had a job. It's a good thing.

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piperonyl t1_izbrzrj wrote

Education is more important.

I'd rather my son is reading a book or preparing for a test than flipping a burger at some nonsense job.

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Glute_Thighwalker t1_izbseg4 wrote

As a teen I would have preferred to read a book too, but my parents didn’t have much cash, so if I wanted money, I needed to have a part time job.

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