Here is what I don’t understand. Clearly the bill that passed the Senate is not the same bill as the one that passed the other chamber in Wisconsin. How is that legal?
How?
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Here is what I don’t understand. Clearly the bill that passed the Senate is not the same bill as the one that passed the other chamber in Wisconsin. How is that legal?
by Imani Gandy (ABL)| 131 Comments
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Please, sir. Can I ‘ave some more? Let’s face it. Kids are a drain on our society. What good are they? They just take up space, eat all the food, breathe all the air, and contribute nothing of value to society. Well, comrades, this is a problem that the GOP plans to fix. No more …
Repealing child labor laws? It’s just common sense. Kids are useless anyway.Post + Comments (131)
SB 222 – This act modifies the child labor laws. It eliminates the prohibition on employment of children under age fourteen. Restrictions on the number of hours and restrictions on when a child may work during the day are also removed. It also repeals the requirement that a child ages fourteen or fifteen obtain a work certificate or work permit in order to be employed. Children under sixteen will also be allowed to work in any capacity in a motel, resort or hotel where sleeping accommodations are furnished. It also removes the authority of the director of the Division of Labor Standards to inspect employers who employ children and to require them to keep certain records for children they employ. It also repeals the presumption that the presence of a child in a workplace is evidence of employment.
So, what — I ask you — the fuck? Well obviously, given that the GOP and Teabillies think that teachers are living the good life and barely working, and when they do deign to work, they do such a shitty job anyway, so why not just put kids to work? Yank ’em out of school, slap a miner’s cap on their head, and toss them down a well. They are freeloaders and we’re sick of ’em.
Here’s a BBC report from 2006 about worldwide child labor issues:
The GOP is employing an “all hands on deck” assault on this country. It’s fucking bananas.
You can bet your sweet ass that the repeal of minimum wage laws is next on the list.
Oh, and by the way? I think we have our answer to the eternal question: “Where are the jobs, Mr. Boehner?”
And, the race to the bottom continues.
1 The Alternet piece was published almost a month ago, and I only heard about it because a reader tipped me off. That’s what I’m finding so incredible right now. There is SO MUCH FUCKING CRAZY GOING ON that I can’t even keep up. I need a nap.
(H/T Lauren!)
[via Alternet]
[cross-posted here at ABLC]
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The new teahadist Governor of PA has released his budget, and it basically decimates the Pitt and Penn State budget, cuts funding for poison control, environmental regulation, “regional cancer institutes, poison control centers and programs for people with diabetes, lupus and epilepsy.” It includes this gem: And in his speech, Mr. Corbett reiterated his opposition …
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This infographic is circling the web. I know exactly jack and shit about budgets and deficits and free markets and tax breaks and 10 year costs versus yearly costs and wow — my head already hurts. Economics and I don’t get along, you see. But you are an intelligent lot, so I’m hoping to learn …
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The Wall Street Journal editorial page and Scott Rasmussen are both concern trolling the hell out of Scott Walker. The Wisconsin ActBlue for funding the recall of Republican State Senators page raised nearly 25K over the past day. I thought all along that brazen union-busting would backfire but I didn’t think it would happen this …
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I just read a few very good rebuttals to Chris Hayes’ claim that DC elites in both parties are so ensconced in their comfortable world of low local unemployment and newly opened sushi bars that they don’t care about jobs for the middle-class. Booman: [T]he reason that Washington DC doesn’t care about jobs is that …
by $8 blue check mistermix| 159 Comments
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The New York Times is having a hard time figuring out why the right wing is making teachers scapegoats. I’m sure ED has a nuanced take on this at his new blog, but I’ll blunder in and take a crack at it. If you have a political movement that energizes some of the most ignorant …