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Originally Posted by DarkWizard12  If its the child's choice, the yes. I remember wanting to work when I was 14 and 15 to earn money. However, and let me make this clear, I do not support children being "forced" to work by parents and shop owners like it was back in the old days. Then its not a social issue, its a criminal issue. |
? and when does he go to school if he works all day long?
Until socialists arrived in 1880, thousands of the children worked in coal mines 12 hours/day. Adults worked even more, and could just survive with their wage (60% of their salary was needed to buy food).
Those who had an arm or a leg crushed by a machine were just fired without any compensation.
It was the socialists who limited the work day to 12 and then 10 hours/day
It was them who forbad children labor
It was them who gave workers the right to strike and a minimal wage
It was them who brought universal vote right (at least in my country)
You may not agree with "too socialist" policies, but some socialism was really needed