Because the existing workforce keeps getting deported.
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...born in the seventies, i was working by fifth grade and overnight by high school; longest shift i ever pulled was twenty-six hours without a break...
...kids born in the eighties enjoyed nineties child labor laws, which were kind of a mixed blessing: less exploitation but also less opportunities to earn money...
... is this a boast or a cautionary tale? I really can't tell...
You poor thing
Kids shouldn't have to be earning money. We are more than a cog in some capitalist's machine. Productivity has massively increased and instead of demanding the gains of that increase we bemoan the loss of "opportunities".
...adults shouldn't have to be earning money either; good luck with that...
That's the whole point, too bad you seem to be siding with the wealth hoarders
...siding?..i do what i must to survive but, if that comes across as advocating for serfdom, you're inferring something i certainly didn't imply...
...working as a kid afforded me toys, books, tapes, and musical instruments; working as an adult afforded me f*cking rent and insurance premiums...
All things you could have been provided with if your country had had functioning welfare and education systems