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1. Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 05:50:31 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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   • fu
   @fu I used to go door to door asking people to shovel their snow and mow their lawns. I bought my own lawn mower when I was 11 or 12. I started working a wage job when I was 16. I liked having some money that I could do with as I chose. I do think there are some types of jobs that should be off limits due to risk of injury and limits on how much a teenager can work in a week (these limits existed when I was a kid). I worked a fast food job with a 14 yo that couldn't do the same jobs I was allowed to do at 16, and I was restricted from certain duties until I turned 18.
   
   I'd prefer a world where money is much less important, but seeing as it is pretty important gaining a little experience working while still under the guidance and protection of your parents can be a good thing that helps prepare a person for adulthood a lot more than sitting around eating doritos and playing whatever vidya kids are playing these days.
   • fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 05:50:32 JST fu

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     unfortunately this doesn't actually eliminate the permission slip I was ranting about above.
   • fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 05:50:34 JST fu
     One of the bills that actually just passed was www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation… which includes awful provisions like, removing the exception to allowing those under 14 to work in street occupations & migrant farm labor, and removes the restriction which previously forbade 15 year old bag boys from helping customers load groceries into their car, and allows teenagers to work during the summer 2 hours later, when most teenagers would rather be awake than at 7 a.m.