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Sportsguy Donating Member (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-12-11 12:35 PM
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GOP Set To Roll Back Child Labor Laws
Edited on Sun Jun-12-11 12:36 PM by Sportsguy
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/capitol-report/article_77bf08b2-93c5-11e0-8876-001cc4c03286.html

"Others are not as pleased. Jon Peacock, research director with the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, cautions the rollback of child labor laws comes down to “devaluing” the education of the state’s 16- and 17-year-olds.
“I don’t want the state to make all our decisions, but I don’t think any of us should assume a 16-year-old can make the best decision between the immediate gratification of earning pocket money versus a long-term investment in their future through education,” Peacock says.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-12-11 12:37 PM
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1. Hintz mentions it on his Facebook page.
He's not too happy about it. The comments on there are in favor of the bill.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gordon-Hintz/12141994069
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-11 05:38 PM
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2. Not quite to the MO level, but still not good
Your recalls can not come soon enough
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-14-11 11:14 PM
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3. They don't want the MO level.
I'm originally from WI but moved to MO as a teen. Now I'm stuck d/t visitation rights. (You never, ever want to go to court in MO, especially anything with child support, visitation, etc. It's horrible!)

Anyway, I'd still move back to WI in a heartbeat if I could. MO is becoming a cesspool.
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-15-11 08:00 AM
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4. Devaluing education is ALEC tool.... This will work out real well for them...
They started with no child left behind and now they bring us the roll back on child labor laws... Can you see how these kids are going to be exploited?
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lutefisk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-11 10:13 AM
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5. Cap Times headlines are looking too much like Onion headlines lately
"GOP set to roll back child labor laws"

Good grief, the Wisconsin Republicans are a vile bunch.
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Sabriel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-11 10:13 PM
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6. I can't wait to open a taconite mine that uses children!
It's about time.

No more cushy grocery store and fast food jobs for them.
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