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someone really needs to dress up as jfk jr., magically appear, and offer them some kool aid...
Right. Because there was a period in history prior to this when things were so much better. Let’s not fail to recognize that as weird as shit is, it’s not far from the top in terms of the human timeline.
Pensions used to be a regular part of employment. Gov't used to finance housing on a gigantic scale.
Before Reagan, unions were ubiquitous and had genuine bargaining power.
I don't agree. See: reformation pre jim crow. look up Levittown even.
Lots of programs being dismissed these days aren't new at all. Many used to be part of living in this joint.
but I mean sure....some technology is better because it always moves forward but in terms of JD's post, we've gone a long ways backwards and you seem to think history only moves towards a positive direction, therefore we must be near the top. That's not the case. At all.
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It's Texas yo, they're all dumbfucks there.They *do* look like a bunch of dumbfucks.
earlier this morning i was reading that in some state they are making exceptions for teens as young as 14 to work until 11pm several nights a week.
Wisconsin's Senate approves a bill allowing 14 year olds to work as late as 11 p.m., and supporters say it could help plug the labor shortage
Currently, under 16s can work until 9 p.m. in summer and until 7 p.m. the rest of the year. The bill hasn't been approved by the Wisconsin Assembly.
www.businessinsider.com
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As hiring shortages spread, child labor laws are under attack
Some lawmakers say easing labor laws could help alleviate a worker shortage, but critics push back.
thehill.com
“It’s been a blessing. We’ve hired about 500 14- and 15-year-olds,” Thompson told the Trib. “They’re high-energy, hard-working and they show up because their parents drive them.”
wait until they make a part time fast food job a HS graduation requirement
Wisconsin's Senate approves a bill allowing 14 year olds to work as late as 11 p.m., and supporters say it could help plug the labor shortage
Currently, under 16s can work until 9 p.m. in summer and until 7 p.m. the rest of the year. The bill hasn't been approved by the Wisconsin Assembly.
Ahhh... of *course* it's Wisconsin.Wisconsin's Senate approves a bill allowing 14 year olds to work as late as 11 p.m., and supporters say it could help plug the labor shortage
Currently, under 16s can work until 9 p.m. in summer and until 7 p.m. the rest of the year. The bill hasn't been approved by the Wisconsin Assembly.
Gotta keep Wendy’s open late.
The timeline thing is people saying that they don’t like this divergent timeline. Basically we are in biffs timeline from back to the future. I think it’s a stupid thing to be popular to say.
but ya I’ve heard and made thins argument before.120 years ago a billion had no ac, tv, computer, plane travel (though a fancy train), wife and kids still died in childbirth, little to no vaccinations. So in a lot of ways the poor have a lot more now then ever before, and way more types of jobs now.
Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do better. Hopefully this is a transitional period. But things are better than ever in a lot of ways. Because otherwise if things where better before we could technically “make America great again”.
but ya I’ve heard and made thins argument before.120 years ago a billion had no ac, tv, computer, plane travel (though a fancy train), wife and kids still died in childbirth, little to no vaccinations. So in a lot of ways the poor have a lot more now then ever before, and way more types of jobs now.
Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do better. Hopefully this is a transitional period. But things are better than ever in a lot of ways. Because otherwise if things where better before we could technically “make America great again”.
Minimum wage was intended for 14 year old burger flipping Wisconsonites, not as a living wage. DUH.
how long until they are asking why kids can't drop to work full time
There's always the Foxconn factory. Do you think they'll install suicide nets or will OSHA make them wear fall arrest harnesses at all times?
"technology"
Until some of these fuckers are actually held accountable in a meaningful fashion it's all just noise.
yes but it’s all technology. Cleanish water, working conditions, sewer, I suppose child labor isn’t a technology. But technology helped end child labor and slavery, sorta.
was it even possible to be homeless in 1900? The shack you could build was a home, by today’s standards you would be homeless. In a lot of ways nothing has changed for hundreds of years but the technology that has ah trickledowned.
In any case I agree with you and just wanted to post something.
Gov't labor laws and taxing structure are not technology, which is what JD's initial timeline post addressed.
And regarding those things, we are living in a regressive timeline compared to 60 years ago. Most certainly not 'at the top'
It's been possible to be homeless since the advent of agriculture.
Try reading Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World, by David Brion Davis.