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I think teenagers having a first job in highschool is an important milestone that we should encourage.
There should clearly be protections in place. I'm not arguing otherwise. But I don't get this sentiment of it being tantamount to child abuse to let a 16yo get a job at their local movie theater after school to earn some extra pocket change.
I don't see that argument being made. The changes talked about in this post is them removing protections that are reasonable.
I mean, the comment literally right above mine is about how if we let kids work then they're gonna be molested by their bosses. That has nothing to do with any of the restrictions being rolled back.
And look, I'm not campaigning against any of the protections that got rolled back. I think it's bad they did, and would be totally for them being reinstated. 1000%.
And maybe I'm just off base. I feel like I have seen a lot of "children shouldn't be allowed to get jobs" rhetoric of late in this context. But it's entirely possible that most people are totally on board with 16yo's having jobs, and what I'm seeing is just a vocal minority.
You should have replied to that person, then.
That's not the only comment taking a similar position though. Just an example. I made my own top level comment to address something that seems like a more general trend when this issue comes up.