A current labor shortage will be exacerbated if Trump wins and deports millions of immigrants. Where to get workers?
Relax child labor laws that protect kids.
Accelerate possible cuts in Social Security by reducing taxes – this would force some seniors to work.
Disgusting ideas.
Trump's advisors have said that they see accelerating the bankruptcy of Social Security as *part of their plan* because they want to get senior citizens into the workforce to replace the immigrants they're planning to deport. https://t.co/hQOqO3R0Um
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 13, 2024
The number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws increased 37% in the last year.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 30, 2023
Remarkably, this year, legislators in 6 states have proposed 8 bills that make it easier to exploit kids for profit.
We live in the Second Gilded Age. pic.twitter.com/mfNhXg68tU https://t.co/Z9LxSSiFmS
Can anyone tell me if “employing over 100 children as young as 13 years old in violation of US labor laws” is bad?
— Monica Venzke (@monicavenzke) September 24, 2024
Asking for Kelly Ayotte! #NHPolitics
https://t.co/9pjWz2Tdes
anything but increasing wages https://t.co/lH4BNF22HL pic.twitter.com/PzlRkWJJGV
— Taniel (@Taniel) October 24, 2021
A major child labor rollback goes into effect in Iowa this weekend.
— Hannah Dreier (@hannahdreier) July 2, 2023
14 year-olds are now allowed to work in meat coolers, 15 year-olds can join assembly lines and 16 year-olds can serve alcohol.
In a few weeks, similar rollbacks take effect in Arkansas. https://t.co/Dp1zvJggXV pic.twitter.com/GfktQsxrdW
“Project 2025 Uses Parental Rights to Justify Repealing Child Labor Protections” 10/29/24
— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) October 29, 2024
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There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) 2025-06-06T19:50:03.500Z
Sad! 