I really can't think of a quippy response to this. The cruelty is flabbergasting. They're actively campaigning for future generations to be worse off than they are.
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I can't get over the quote from the bills author when he says "Give me a break". In my district in the last election there were 3 candidates running for the state Legislature and they all tried to out conservative eqch other.
First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsors the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said people have been too critical of his bill. “The wording is ‘we’re here to harm children.’ Give me a break," he says. "These are young adults.”
This is the quote and it's appalling.
owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South
Ahhhh, so he's just looking for fast food slaves. Got it.
Well, . . . yeah. These legislative gems don’t come from ideals or deeply held beliefs. Just continued smash ‘n grab.
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Oh got it so ya we're saying this all wrong then, ya? It should be "we're here to harm young adults", right?
"There are no children [to abuse], only young adults ;-)"
As if that makes it better. "Oh it's not children who are suffering but young adults who are suffering! Phew! Never mind, then!"
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Give me a break
What an amazing choice of words
They're actively campaigning for future generations to be worse off than they are.
Just the ones who weren't born into massive inherited wealth gathered by systemic exploitation. Ie none of their friends or family be affected.
Gotta love how these old fucks are pulling the ladder from behind and making decisions for us when they won't even be alive to see its effects on society. Fucking hell at some point something has got to fucking give.
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How are people okay with this?
People don't have to be okay with it. Just the 20% of the population who votes for these assholes. Our system of government makes sure a minority can rule as long as their population density is sufficiently low.
I don't know if you're from Louisiana but the percentage of voters electing these guys is much higher than 20%.
I'm from Louisiana. This person is referring to the abysmal voter turnout. They said 20% of the population, not 20% of the voters.
Given that only about 36% of the eligible voting population even turned out to vote, this is accurate.
With that turnout it literally only takes 20% of the population to enable shit like this.
Australia had a bad turnout once and the illegitimate government got tired of being rightfully called illegitimate and said from now on everyone votes, and it helped a little bit.
That might help here, except that Republicans actively label attempts to raise the voter turnout as a Democrat power grab, and Republicans are the only ones with any power. It'll never happen
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Forcing kids to work without Lunch Breaks, Water Breaks or any Labor protections is called PROTECTING THE CHILDREN!
Only care about fetus, once born there is no reason to feedus
Fun fact: the Democratic governor’s term ran out, the MAGAt governor is in and the brake lines on the republiQan Cruelty Machine have been cut. Expect more insanity than normal.
The extreme capitalists are just doing this kind of evil to see if they can at this point. They must get a good laugh out of it every time some crazy red state legislature hands them a victory they never even thought they had a chance of receiving.
The extreme capitalists
I mean, capitalism is "profit at any cost".
Market economies — properly regulated — are great. Capitalism is their malignant form. And the amount of regulation needed for then to function properly could arguably be defined as market socialism.
Remember folks: BoTh SiDeS!
...ffs
Wait--i thought this was the work of Democrats. You're telling me Republicans are trying to take away child workers' lunch breaks and pay them less??!?
That actually makes a lot more sense. The fuckers won't do anything to benefit the common citizen, they're too busy coming up with ways to fuck children and fuck with children's lives (I'm starting to understand their rationale behind the abortion ban, gotta keep the pipeline flowing)
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Folks in red states must love being shit on, but immigrants and blue city crime - never mind that there is way more crime in red states. So they get all scared and vote against their interests, over and over, and over.
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Yes it's time to boycott smoothie king
Y'all can afford smoothie king? Last time I was there I think my smoothie cost something like $9, and that was pre-covid.
They dropped half their flavors too, you either get generic protein shake or banana based fruit smoothie in 5 variations.
This is giving so many Oliver Twist vibes that you’d think it’s a parody.
Usually these stories go like “Let’s give the child workers lunch breaks” and you find the mandatory “There should be no child labor in the first place” in the comments, next to a link to the orphan-crushing machine.
This feels like a meta-joke. Instead of adding a little good to something horrible, they add appalling to horrible. I actually checked if this was the onion posting or if the post is from April 1st, but no; it’s just the United States. XD Good luck to all of you.
The children yearn for the mines!
Yo gen alpha getting lined up for the slaughter rn jfc
How to bring back slavery without calling it that
There is some absolutely hilarious material in here, were it instead fictional.
First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsored the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said he filed the bill in part because children want to work without having to take lunch breaks.
"I keep trying to give them lunch breaks but they insist on doing what's in the best interest my pocket lining!"
And my favorite, also from Roger Wilder:
“The wording is ‘We’re here to harm children.’ Give me a break," he said. "These are young adults.”
Could you imagine the delivery of this line, with just the right amount of pause after "give me a break" and the right expression to the camera if this were said on something like Parks and Rec?
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Republicans hate trans and cis kids alike. They were never pro life in the first place.
Pro life, as long as those lives improve our stock portfolios.
Disgusting, our child labor force deserves lunch breaks.
As long as they pay for that lunch! I will not sit by and watch my government feed hungry children!
Workers of the world unite. Sit in. Strike. Seize the means of production.
Eventually enough will be enough, and that will be a terrible day.
No war but the class war.
i'm going to snap and i'm going to
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