Everyday someone turns 18 and doesn't have enough money to buy a house and support themself. These young adults don't have enough time to prepare for the world and end up in poverty. Others are heading off to college not prepared for the thousands of dollars in debt they will be facing in student loans. However we can change this by loosening child labor laws and allowing these individuals to have more time to prepare or save for their incoming future. The government needs to change child labor laws because of finances, greater responsibility ,and it is helpful to our economy.With our current labor laws you can't work till you're 15 and even with that amount of time you are subject to many restrictions. That's Why we need to loosen child labor laws.
Teens should get an earlier job because it helps them with finances. If we let people work like age 12 we could lower the hours and wage and they would go up every year. A governor in the great state of maine agrees with me and is currently trying to loosen the labor laws.The Wage and hour division is trying to limit your hours and age you can work we
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This is very nice because it allows teens to work in a safe environment. “The applicable regulations will also differ depending on whether or not the work is agricultural. Some jobs, like babysitting, are not even covered by child labor laws”(LCC). If jobs like babysitting our already allowed and getting teens money and out of trouble then why don't we expand on it.“Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit, children were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults”(yellowitz). All this things kids could do to help themselves and help our