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Florida's plan to replace migrant workers with children falls apart (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] 228 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Republican state Senator Jay Collins, the bill's sponsor, said the measure was about parental rights: "We should let them say what's best for their kids at 16- to 17-year-olds, that's what we're saying by this."

Anyone who puts forth a measure aimed at "parental rights", it's always something that's aimed at parents' right to treat their children like property

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  • [–] 74 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It would also have scrapped required 30-minute meal breaks

    It's a parent's right to make sure their child works an 8 hour shift with no breaks! Breaks are socialism!

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  • [–] 71 points 1 year ago

    "You should be able to give your child a job at a slave wage in awful conditions. That's a parental decision.

    "What if I want to give my child the opportunity to explore their gender identity? Thats a parental decision too."

    "Off to the gulag with you all."

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  • [–] 108 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Every one of these is always "Parent's Rights Act" and the text is like "murdering your gay/trans 10-year-old is now totally legal".

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