Obama Caves on Farm Kids Issue Due To Public Outcry (Amish, economy)

[valerie d]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

Evidence that the Government listened to private citizens, and Obama still gets slammed for it.

Typical.

Some people are idiots and that is all that can be said for them.

[14Bricks]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

Evidence that the Government listened to private citizens, and Obama still gets slammed for it.

Typical.

The Government shouldn't have come up with the stupid idea to begin with. It's amazing how out of touch this aministration is.

[Versatile]

Originally Posted by 14Bricks

The Government shouldn't have come up with the stupid idea to begin with. It's amazing how out of touch this aministration is.

What is so stupid about it?

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by Versatile

What is so stupid about it?

That they are spending our tax money on something that isn't their responsibilty in the frst place.
Or did you think the government has its own money to spend on such things?

[Mrs. Skeffington]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

Again, you've never been on a farm.

Does watching thirty years of "Green Acres" reruns count?

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by 14Bricks

The Government shouldn't have come up with the stupid idea to begin with. It's amazing how out of touch this aministration is.

I don't want a 13 y/o kid working for a Corporate Farm. Maybe YOU do, not me.

[LauraC]

Look, he made a mistake. Solis made a mistake. Neither one knows jack about farms. The public let him know and they did the right thing. It worked out okay. I'm the OP and the OP that posted the original message on this issue and I think his willingness to back off is a good thing and we shouldn't continue to flog them for it since they backed off. There's too much else going down.

[southbel]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

I don't want a 13 y/o kid working for a Corporate Farm. Maybe YOU do, not me.

I guess the obvious answer to this is simply don't have him work there. Do you really need a government regulation to ensure that?

[Versatile]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

That they are spending our tax money on something that isn't their responsibilty in the frst place.
Or did you think the government has its own money to spend on such things?

Get with the thread.You just keep trolling with the same old tired mantra. This isn't about money it is about safety rule making. You can't see the Forest for the trees.

[helenejen]

• An estimated 300 children die each year in farming accidents
• Farm children are twice as likely to die from an accident than their urban counterparts
• An estimated 30,000 children under 20 years of age are injured each year in farming accidents
• If children who visit or work on non-family farms are added the total is estimated to be close to
100,000 injuries
• Nearly 950 farm children suffer some type of permanent disability because of farm accidents an-
nually
• Approximately 90% of the fatalities and injuries occur to male children
• Children under the age of 16 comprise 20% of all farm fatalities

http://www.hicahs.colostate.edu/Documents/Factsheets/childrenonthefarm.pdf (broken link)