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Old 02-18-2011, 10:32 AM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by atom View Post
Just because the law is passed does not mean every 11, 12, 13 year old is going to work. It also doesnt mean that companies HAVE to hire them if they apply. Although you can work here in MN when you are 14 I know of no business anywhere around here that hires.(excluding paperboy) If a kid has the drive and wants to make a buck or 2, and their parents are ok with it, let them work.
child labour is huge in other countries and was huge in the US as well until laws were passed many decades ago. you'd be surprised at the amount of parents who would put their young kids to work and the kind of shit jobs that would hire them.
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