Fox’s John Stossel: Shouldn’t Parents Be Free to Let Children Work ‘If the Kids Are Not Slaves?’

[Bennyboy]

7. Ha, this was me right here. MY LIFE exactly.

Born in 55, my first memory is on the job site with my father. Three maybe. I remember my brother being born and having to leave the job site to take my Mom. I think I was paid 3 dollars a day and spent most of that at the roach coach. By the time I was ten, I worked full time, weekends and summertime. 10 dollars a day. By ten I was doing MAN"s work, everything the bigger guys did. Load the truck, use the mud box, everything.

When I turned 14 I got a raise to 15 dollars a day and was expected to do much much more. Full on apprentice, I worked nights as well for not much money and all summer and weekends.

My dad never paid me wht everyone sle was paid. even though i was doing the same work. It was like free labor to him.