This week, a federal investigation found that three Kentucky-based McDonald’s franchises illegally employed at least 305 children, including some as young as 10 years old. The three franchises — Bauer Food LLC, Archways Richwood LLC, and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC — operate 62 stores across Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, and Ohio.
Great report as always, Judd. We need another Frances Perkins to shake things up. These are the anti-abortionists who haven’t got a clue about how to care for a child.
Wow, we're going back to the 1800s... the GOP always wants their cake and to eat it too. With fewer immigrants, (legal and illegal), they are resorting to hiring children. While making state-sanctioned pregnancy mandatory in many of these states. Disgusting.
This is a sad commentary on America, that it is better to exploit child labor than to pay a living wage. Poverty is the primary reason children are sent to work. Between 1975 and 2018, roughly $50 TRILLION of wealth was funneled from middle-class and working-class Americans to the top 1% and since 1978 CEO pay went up 1,460%. Unless you are uber rich, most people are working harder and longer for less pay. Our income inequality is now the highest of G7 nations. I am hoping reports like yours, Judd, will help us identify the problem so we can quit blaming each other and look at thoughtful ways to redistribute wealth back down to middle and working class (I know, I know--everyone will scream socialism, but where were all the screamers when we pushed all that wealth uphill with failed trickle down theories such as tax cuts, wage suppression, and stock market deregulation?) Already you see GOP and Biden squaring off over budget proposals with GOP favoring more trickle down for the elite and Biden favoring the first budget in a long time that invests in the "demand side" of the economy. Fingers crossed. Sending 10 year-olds to work is not an answer.
Servitude takes many forms. Exploitation of minorities, women and children are key parts of the GOP and the 1% who are funding this type of legislation. Eventually they will be key parts of GOP Minority Rule when Democracy collapses. We are teetering on the brink.
The first question that comes to mind is why are these children being abused in such ways? I expect wages are meager and likely off Book or explanations to authorities would have arisen before now. These children should be going to school, taking their time after school to socialize and study for the next day’s assignments. Their parents must be absent, compromised mentally or physically to allow their children to participate in activities near equipment that is so dangerous. Do the children willingly do this work or are they trying to provide food or income for themselves or their families where our social net has let them down in some way? Federal regulations are required to reverse this trend and protect our children but I see a need for intensive investigation as to the “why” this is occurring before any bills could find their way to our legislative bodies so busy at present investigating ethics and corruption in their own employment. This is very disturbing and I have hope that this report will generate investigations by appropriate persons so that these practices are regulated as they must be for the safety and welfare of our nation’s children.
The party that wants to protect children wants to have them skip school to work for minimum wage, or for free (I had read that the 10 year old was the child of the night manager, clearly brought to work by their parent. I'm betting they will say they couldn't leave the child home alone while they worked. Wonder if the kid has been attending school regularly and how their grades are?)
I can't understand how all the children who need to be 'protected' from books or learning about having periods don't need to be protected from using heavy machinery and having enough sleep to do well in school.
Perhaps...look to the reasons why these kids need or want to work? If there is a reasonable need then address this need with a safe national work program suited to meet the requirements of the law. There is an abundance of kid chore types of work available all around the country that can be accomplished by 10 to 18 year olds that's going undone. Appointment some child advocates to start a six month pilot project with a YMCA or other youth support group and the goals should be to employ at least 100 children safely while providing classes in financial budgeting and investment strategies to meet their needs. The program needs to report weekly on there scheduled progress and leadership replaced if goals are not met...run it like a business...in small business goals have to be met unlike big business bailouts small businesses fail people are unemployed and the consequences are real for those what is high risk small business leadership positions. Very important aspect of the program would be to keep greedy individuals out of any leadership our management position. This can be accomplished by a leadership committee of 3 unquestionably honest Walter Cronkite types of individuals given common sense authority over the operation. Funding would come from private sources interested in embetterment of the country's youth.
Employing kids is about GREED, pure and simple. America, we need to take a good long look at what we are doing in and to this country. Most of the kids employees in Alabama were immigrant kids, employed by the same companies that fight immigration.
You know it's wrong to hate right? But I can't help but feel some surge of negative emotion at every single one of these stories that Judd and crew disseminate. I love the reporting but hate that which is being reported on. And many of the people. Just look at the last few days of PI and you'll know what/who I mean. But we have to have them and have to know, so as to be awake and aware of the crimes being committed in all of our names.
(RW Business) So let's get these poor kids to work cheap. Convince their parent or guardian "it's for the best." "Why send your child to school where they got that grooming and CRT and all that mess when you can put they butts to work so they can make you some money now?"
This is what isolationist countries do. They crack down on even legal immigration, and make their own children work in those unskilled labor jobs. Of course, these kids are not likely to get good grades if they're forced to work at all hours. I cannot believe that this deliberate form of child abuse has the approval of anyone, but these ignorant rednecks (here's looking at you, Sarah Huckabee Sanders) and their ignorant redneck voters. It's as though being stupid is a point of pride.
The usual states and suspects always pop up in these situations. Sarah Huckabee Sanders et al are only concerned with the rights of the fetus, not the child. This is just a logical extension of their fraud and hypocrisy.
Great report as always, Judd. We need another Frances Perkins to shake things up. These are the anti-abortionists who haven’t got a clue about how to care for a child.
Wow, we're going back to the 1800s... the GOP always wants their cake and to eat it too. With fewer immigrants, (legal and illegal), they are resorting to hiring children. While making state-sanctioned pregnancy mandatory in many of these states. Disgusting.
As always, the party of Greed-Obstruction-Political corruption is at the center of exploitation.
This is a sad commentary on America, that it is better to exploit child labor than to pay a living wage. Poverty is the primary reason children are sent to work. Between 1975 and 2018, roughly $50 TRILLION of wealth was funneled from middle-class and working-class Americans to the top 1% and since 1978 CEO pay went up 1,460%. Unless you are uber rich, most people are working harder and longer for less pay. Our income inequality is now the highest of G7 nations. I am hoping reports like yours, Judd, will help us identify the problem so we can quit blaming each other and look at thoughtful ways to redistribute wealth back down to middle and working class (I know, I know--everyone will scream socialism, but where were all the screamers when we pushed all that wealth uphill with failed trickle down theories such as tax cuts, wage suppression, and stock market deregulation?) Already you see GOP and Biden squaring off over budget proposals with GOP favoring more trickle down for the elite and Biden favoring the first budget in a long time that invests in the "demand side" of the economy. Fingers crossed. Sending 10 year-olds to work is not an answer.
Servitude takes many forms. Exploitation of minorities, women and children are key parts of the GOP and the 1% who are funding this type of legislation. Eventually they will be key parts of GOP Minority Rule when Democracy collapses. We are teetering on the brink.
They can't get adults to work for their shitty wages, so they'll exploit poor immigrant children instead. Brought to you by the party of "Pro-life".
America! Land of the Fee, Home of the Dead! Now featuring minor workers, women dead from failed childbirth (no abortion), and dead trans kids!
The first question that comes to mind is why are these children being abused in such ways? I expect wages are meager and likely off Book or explanations to authorities would have arisen before now. These children should be going to school, taking their time after school to socialize and study for the next day’s assignments. Their parents must be absent, compromised mentally or physically to allow their children to participate in activities near equipment that is so dangerous. Do the children willingly do this work or are they trying to provide food or income for themselves or their families where our social net has let them down in some way? Federal regulations are required to reverse this trend and protect our children but I see a need for intensive investigation as to the “why” this is occurring before any bills could find their way to our legislative bodies so busy at present investigating ethics and corruption in their own employment. This is very disturbing and I have hope that this report will generate investigations by appropriate persons so that these practices are regulated as they must be for the safety and welfare of our nation’s children.
The party that wants to protect children wants to have them skip school to work for minimum wage, or for free (I had read that the 10 year old was the child of the night manager, clearly brought to work by their parent. I'm betting they will say they couldn't leave the child home alone while they worked. Wonder if the kid has been attending school regularly and how their grades are?)
I can't understand how all the children who need to be 'protected' from books or learning about having periods don't need to be protected from using heavy machinery and having enough sleep to do well in school.
Would love to see one of the morning shows take this up! The report is really shocking.
Perhaps...look to the reasons why these kids need or want to work? If there is a reasonable need then address this need with a safe national work program suited to meet the requirements of the law. There is an abundance of kid chore types of work available all around the country that can be accomplished by 10 to 18 year olds that's going undone. Appointment some child advocates to start a six month pilot project with a YMCA or other youth support group and the goals should be to employ at least 100 children safely while providing classes in financial budgeting and investment strategies to meet their needs. The program needs to report weekly on there scheduled progress and leadership replaced if goals are not met...run it like a business...in small business goals have to be met unlike big business bailouts small businesses fail people are unemployed and the consequences are real for those what is high risk small business leadership positions. Very important aspect of the program would be to keep greedy individuals out of any leadership our management position. This can be accomplished by a leadership committee of 3 unquestionably honest Walter Cronkite types of individuals given common sense authority over the operation. Funding would come from private sources interested in embetterment of the country's youth.
Employing kids is about GREED, pure and simple. America, we need to take a good long look at what we are doing in and to this country. Most of the kids employees in Alabama were immigrant kids, employed by the same companies that fight immigration.
The Constant Party of Criminal creates Chaos!
You know it's wrong to hate right? But I can't help but feel some surge of negative emotion at every single one of these stories that Judd and crew disseminate. I love the reporting but hate that which is being reported on. And many of the people. Just look at the last few days of PI and you'll know what/who I mean. But we have to have them and have to know, so as to be awake and aware of the crimes being committed in all of our names.
(RW Business) So let's get these poor kids to work cheap. Convince their parent or guardian "it's for the best." "Why send your child to school where they got that grooming and CRT and all that mess when you can put they butts to work so they can make you some money now?"
This is what isolationist countries do. They crack down on even legal immigration, and make their own children work in those unskilled labor jobs. Of course, these kids are not likely to get good grades if they're forced to work at all hours. I cannot believe that this deliberate form of child abuse has the approval of anyone, but these ignorant rednecks (here's looking at you, Sarah Huckabee Sanders) and their ignorant redneck voters. It's as though being stupid is a point of pride.
The usual states and suspects always pop up in these situations. Sarah Huckabee Sanders et al are only concerned with the rights of the fetus, not the child. This is just a logical extension of their fraud and hypocrisy.
Not too much difference between the US and third world countries. How far we've fallen!