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Makes sense that you don't understand the difference between have to work and be able to work and why we need to protect children who have to work.
Top 5% globally isn't really impressive, or financially well off in the US.
If you make ~$20k/y in the US you're almost top 5% income globally. Around top 5% range globally is probably somewhat poor in the US. The lowest middle class household income in the US is $40k/y
Edit: but just to clarify, I wholeheartedly agree that we need to protect kids that have to work, or feel obligated/pressured to work.
So which one is it? Did your family had money to go around or were they financially not well of?
And how can we protect kids that have to work?
I'm not the user claiming to be top 5% globally, I just pointed out it's not really an indication that they're wealthy (by "western" standards)
Ups, my fault - then again they claim to have plenty of money to go around, so not sure it's that relevant of an observation.
Article is not about teenagers.
Article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/country-kids-solve-labour-shortage-jugiong-jam-factory/102181710
Is this supposed to be some kind of flex? If you make ~$20k/y in the US you're almost top 5% income globally. Around top 5% range globally is probably somewhat poor in the US. The lowest middle class household income in the US is $40k/y
Kids don't want more, they are taught to desire things. All kids want really is the freedom and time to have fun, learn about the world, and maybe catch a toad or two if they're more the outside, exploratory type. So perhaps this wasn't at "gunpoint". The question then is "why are they working at some factory?" Who convinced them? Why are they there?
What you are attempting to speak on is called "responsibility". This is fine. However, no child should ever be coerced, tricked, guilted, or otherwise forced in any fashion to work in a society that has enough. Do the dishes at home? Sure. Mow the lawn? Okay. Vacuum the house? That's alright. Never as a stand-in at any institution when there are capable, older individuals to do that work, if that institution meets their needs, which the overwhelmingly vast majority of the time when you hear about these situations: They 100% do not.
Besides, since you're clearly one of those bootstraps folk: Don't you believe it is the responsibility of the older generations to responsibly teach and support future generations by making the world better than it was for us growing up?
Or did you buy that gaming rig and decide you're better than that?
Just saying.
Lol you fucking dipshit. This isn't about teenagers getting summer jobs. This clearly said primary school students. Maybe Merriam-Webster can help you to understand what that means.