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New, Conservative Push To Weaken Child Labor Protections Is Gaining Steam (talkingpointsmemo.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So if these kids can work, they can vote, right?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Another core Republican policy is increasing the minimum voting age to 25.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Something about Taxation without Representation…