Ohio Governor vetoes bill allowing workers under 16 to work until 9 p.m. during school year
https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/dewine-vetoes-bill-allowing-workers-under-16-to-work-until-9-p-m-during-school-year
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Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 270d
A republican with a shred of sympathy for the poors. Thanks.
mayorchid@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 270d
It must be nice being a republican governor. All you have to do is one or two un-shitty things per year and everyone credits you with traits like humanity and integrity.
wildcardology@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 270d
I am not able to open the article but who is the author of the bill?
Pika@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 270d
good, that mindset is crazy. How is someone supposed to be able to get up at 5/6 AM, go to school, get out around 2/3Pm, work until 9 and then somehow also be able to work on homework/projects while not sacrificing sleep, just to do it the next day.
for perspective even working until 7PM which is it's current setup only gives a 10 hour window between shifts so you better hope homework and studying doesn't take more than an hour or so.
When the leading argument for the change is "this will help current workforce needs" it's clear student's aren't the intended benefactor here. It's sacrificing future employee skills for short term benefits.
froufox@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 269d
they don't want children to go to school. they want uneducated population, since educated doesn't vote red
hanke@feddit.nu · 1 pts · 270d
But short term benefit make line go up. Line go up good.
Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip · 26 pts · 270d
Why are the kids working
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 270d
From what I remember, the bill's author said something like "children are helping support the household income, and this will let them do that more" and it's like, they're so close to finding the real problem (families can't get by even on 2 incomes now), but instead of addressing that problem they just go "better exploit children of desperate families even more!"
BanMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 269d
They're doing this shit in Arkansas and it's pretty clear they want young folks skipping college, getting knocked up at 17, back in the yoke with a new little worker on the way. No time to think about anything but what you're fed, always hungry and always grinding.
bajabound@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 270d
Bootstraps won't pull themselves!
NutWrench@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 269d
Because kids are easier to bullshiat into working around toxic chemicals and dangerous machines that can maim or kill them.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 270d
That headline is cursed
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 270d
DeWine is one of the few Republicans I've managed to retain any respect for. Not much, mind you. But a little bit.
onlyhalfminotaur@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 270d
He does a good thing about once per year. He's been pretty shitty otherwise. Mainly approving all the recent gerrymandering.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 270d
Yeah he used to be considered pretty far right snd he's not the one who changed
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 270d
Well, I guess I'm glad that he isn't wasting his annual good thing for 2025.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 270d
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 270d
Yep. I'd like to say that those days were when I was one, but knowing the young and unobservant version of me, that transition probably would've escaped me for a while.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 270d
It's nice to see someone still has a spine.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 270d
But the children yearn for the mines
WanderWisley@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 269d
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 269d
The Adults have started playing Vintage Story
/s
CountVon@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 270d
Gov. DeWine, you fool! Everyone knows the children yearn for titles such as Retail Sales Associate or Sandwich Artist. /s
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 270d
Don't worry Vivek will make it mandatory