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Phoenix61

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3. Child labor laws were never about protecting children.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2023, 01:40 AM

Apr 2023

They were about protecting wages. The world wide epidemic did what they have historically done, increased wages. That the GOP is doing everything it can to fight that trend from union busting, to child labor, to immigration shouldn’t be a surprise.

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The Party of 'Family Values' Sees No Irony in Axing Child Labor Protections - Roll Back A Century [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2023 OP

Once you're not an embryo or a fetus any more and can marybourg Apr 2023 #1

The brutal truth. Rapid regression is moving fast and what a crime. appalachiablue Apr 2023 #2

Child labor laws were never about protecting children. Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #3

All too true. marybourg Apr 2023 #4

Not if it (Axing Child Labor Protections) affects the bottom line , they don't. republianmushroom Apr 2023 #5