Lawmakers on a Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to slash unemployment benefits — part of a Republican-backed
  • WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world
    52·
    8 months ago

    I can’t get over the quote from the bills author when he says “Give me a break”. In my district in the last election there were 3 candidates running for the state Legislature and they all tried to out conservative eqch other.

    • lost_tortie@lemmy.world
      75·
      8 months ago

      First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsors the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said people have been too critical of his bill. “The wording is ‘we’re here to harm children.’ Give me a break," he says. "These are young adults.”

      This is the quote and it’s appalling.

      • Cosmos7349@lemmy.world
        25·
        8 months ago

        Oh got it so ya we’re saying this all wrong then, ya? It should be “we’re here to harm young adults”, right?

      • El Barto@lemmy.world
        12·
        8 months ago

        As if that makes it better. “Oh it’s not children who are suffering but young adults who are suffering! Phew! Never mind, then!”

      • BigMacHole@lemm.ee
        61·
        8 months ago

        People are LYING! We’re NOT trying to harm Children! We’re trying to harm Young Adults!

        -That guy.

      • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
        4·
        8 months ago

        He needs to be removed from office by force if necessary. And we need fucking law that you have give up your business to run and hold political office. Fuck this scumbag.

      • WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        Thanks. I went to get the quote and the article was behind a paywall. This guy probably can’t figure iut why he has high employee turnover.