The Daily Consumer
Child Labor: For the country or for the family?
An editorial by Annalisa Seibert
Our country is called the United States of America for a reason. And that reason: being that we shall be united from now until the end of life as we know it. Our founding four fathers meant this country to be a safe place, a haven, where you could find peace, comfort, and most importantly, independence. But was all of that just only to mean that we could have our independence, as long as we are an adult? You just might not even realize this, but child labor, or sending children who are of the ages ten through fifteen, it’s a very seriously growing issue upon our humble country of the United States of America. Think about it: sure, you just may be only paying off seriously important and large scale debts, but when you send off your very own child or children off to go work in factories or mills or where ever they just may be headed, you’re taking away their safety, their comfort, and, mostly- and most importantly, for that matter- their independence, and their independence is something they were given as they first came into this world, something our four fathers meant all Americans to have, something that serves as a large influence of honor in their mind, heart, and soul. As a parent, do you really want to take that away? A good parent would never even dare to do such a thing. That’s my side of the story, what’s yours?