NR-tarded

[giblets]

Which government agency is already studying firearms injuries that makes this redundant? I'm guessing the FBI only looks at the ones that occur while committing crimes.

[DaShi]

Doesn't matter to me. We need to reduce costs, and redundant research is wasteful by definition.

Without any thought or reason.

[Dr Strangelove]

Yes.
These three things are perfectly reasonable, in my opinion--mostly what I hate are the randomly mandated breaks and severe limitations on working hours during the summer, and most of what I hate about those are the ridiculously high penalties for breaking them (in VERY minor ways) which discourage companies from hiring.

There is an extensive body of research about the health effects of overworking children - it stunts their growth. Also it was proven long ago that workers are more productive if given short breaks every 2 hours.

[Guynemer]

The CDC is also studying seat belts, among other things. WHY???

Um... are you serious?

[Krill]

TBH over the past few days a lot of what DD, TMM and HC have been saying has been pretty...narrowminded and naive.

[Sava]

Um... are you serious?

Sadly, he is.

[The Mad Monk]

Um... are you serious?

We already have the National Institutes Of Health, OSHA, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (along with several other administrations of the Department of Transportation) doing them, and that's just a ten minute search.

So yes, I'm serious, as sad as that is.

[Hauldren Collider]

There is an extensive body of research about the health effects of overworking children - it stunts their growth. Also it was proven long ago that workers are more productive if given short breaks every 2 hours.

At 17, I was finished growing. Can I please work longer than 40 hours if I want more pay? Thanks. And I am capable of taking breaks on my own. It wasn't like my boss wanted to force me to work without stopping--I just wanted the freedom to take breaks when I felt like it, instead of at government-mandates points.

[Guynemer]

We already have the National Institutes Of Health, OSHA, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (along with several other administrations of the Department of Transportation) doing them, and that's just a ten minute search.

So yes, I'm serious, as sad as that is.

I don't even know how to respond to that.

The more data, the better.

[Hauldren Collider]

Do you rate child labour laws favourably?

Follow up in case you said "No".

Would you rather they ALL stay implemented, or they ALL get repealed? (A false dichotomy I know, but it is the same basic binary question asked in the first place).

I ask as I agree with your point, I just want to know why you were ranting. I think we have different focus in our heads when we discuss child labour laws. The latter question highlights this better I would think.

I would rather they all stay implemented than have them all repealed. But I think that lots of them should be repealed.

[The Mad Monk]

I don't even know how to respond to that.

The more data, the better.

In a vacuum, sure, but we are in a field full of competing interests, and only so much time and money.

[Guynemer]

but we are in a field full of competing interests,

I do not know what this means in this context.

[kentonio]

At 17, I was finished growing. Can I please work longer than 40 hours if I want more pay? Thanks. And I am capable of taking breaks on my own. It wasn't like my boss wanted to force me to work without stopping--I just wanted the freedom to take breaks when I felt like it, instead of at government-mandates points.

So what happens when the kid gets told by their employer that positions like that are incredibly hard to come by, and that while they have the choice to take breaks, there are a dozen other kids out there who would happily work without them. Gee it's still completely your choice of course, but we'll be reviewing your progress very carefully, and we can't guarantee your job will still exist in a few months unless it's completely cost efficient. Etc, etc, etc.

[Hauldren Collider]

So what happens when the kid gets told by their employer that positions like that are incredibly hard to come by, and that while they have the choice to take breaks, there are a dozen other kids out there who would happily work without them. Gee it's still completely your choice of course, but we'll be reviewing your progress very carefully, and we can't guarantee your job will still exist in a few months unless it's completely cost efficient. Etc, etc, etc.

Why is this a problem for kids and not a problem for adults?

At any rate, the main issue with the breaks rule is the fact that breaking the rule by one minute can result in huuuge fines. They need to be more flexible.

[kentonio]

It is a problem for adults too, but kids are even more easily manipulated.