Why Child Labor In America Is Skyrocketing: Robert Reich

[appalachiablue]

Corporations are now using the 'labor shortage' as an excuse to bring back child labor. It's part of a horrifying trend: since 2015, child labor violations have risen nearly 300%. Major companies like General Mills, Walmart and McDonald's have all been implicated. Are corporate profits really more important than the safety of children? (May 2023).

[Oopsie Daisy]

1. Too bad he's such a blowhard. I can't stand him.

[appalachiablue]

3. I think Reich is one of the most effective policy and economic

experts we have and one of the strongest advocates standing up for democracy. The best of the US.

[Oopsie Daisy]

10. He's a performer and he chooses his battles poorly.

[Doodley]

11. Is child labor a poor battle choice?

[Oopsie Daisy]

14. Did I say that? No. I said he chooses his battles poorly.

He's a performer. His virtue signaling is more self-serving than anything else. He complains for the sake of complaining. He's no better than Michael Moore or any of the other Democrat haters and saboteurs. He chooses his battles poorly and he attacks Democrats with more venom than Republicans. I can't stand him.

[Doodley]

16. Thank you for clarifying. Sorry I misunderstood. Which battles has he chosen poorly?

[ck4829]

4. I dunno, he sounds pretty spot on

[appalachiablue]

7. Reich is first rate, we're very fortunate to have him, esp in these times.

[et tu]

2. i adore reich

he has been a compassionate person for good and
i like his creativity. His ideas are always humane.
what corporations are doing now is horrible for young people~

[appalachiablue]

6. Absolutely, thank god Robert Reich strongly defends American democracy.

[et tu]

9. thank you

[Faux pas]

5. Kickin'

[enid602]

8. Labor

The increase in child labor might be a sign that there is a shortage of immigrant labor. Canada has been ENCOURAGING immigration.

[Doodley]

12. What sickens me is our representatives and media on our side aren't effectively communicating messages like this.

[appalachiablue]

13. Definitely, esp media. So Many Americans are unaware of this exploitation..

Reich is an outstanding communicator. I'm encouraged by his efforts to educate Americans about issues like the return to child labor and more.

[Doodley]

15. I wasn't aware of it. Saturday jobs are one thing, but this is child exploitation, the result of the

failure of other policies, such as Republican trickle-down. Ditto to many other problems facing America. I know Democrats and Republicans who are still unaware that Republicans are still preventing healthcare access for millions of Americans.