[DH]

One more step to ruin “work ethic” from the American culture.

Hell! I was 9 years old sacking groceries while learning the work ethic and going to the school of hard knocks.

From that point on, I worked and now own a business that I have run for over 35 years.

[dnandell]

Another thing this does, is it cuts in half the number of years a kid can earn money for college. More federal college loans!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

As a teenager, I helped bail hay on the floor of what is now Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, Iowa. Hot, sweaty work for $1.00 or $1.25 an hour. The hay ground was near the Chariton River and always wet. Those square bails weighed 60 or 70 pounds. The hay was sold for bedding rather than feed. The grass had a sharp edge to it so long sleeves were mandatory...