A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced similar measures.
Party of family value, folks.
Those kids are worth at least 12.50/hour
Why pay them $12.50 when you can pay $7.25?
Why pay $7.25 if you can pay less?
shhh… don’t tell the parents that… Get them hooked with the idea of extra income they can loot first.
Family values to these people is the right for a man to own a woman and for them both to own indentured servants. It makes exploitation sting less if you can be the “king of the castle” at home.