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US crime law change could spur child labor, author claims

A Mastodon post speculates that lowering the federal crime definition for adults to 14 in the US could lead to the reintroduction of child labor. The author suggests this change might also influence laws related to sex crimes and the age of consent, potentially exacerbating existing issues with child marriage. Furthermore, the post posits that the rise of AI diminishes the need for a highly educated workforce, aligning with the perceived interests of the wealthy in eliminating public high school education and promoting child labor. AI

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    As the # US prepares to lower the adult crime definition in federal law to 14, this touches upon one of the great dreams of the wealthy in the US is to bring ba

    As the # US prepares to lower the adult crime definition in federal law to 14, this touches upon one of the great dreams of the wealthy in the US is to bring back child labor. If one defines an adult for crimes in federal law as 14, it puts pressure to do so in other contexts as …