State lawmakers want children to work in bars on school nights to fill "labor shortage"

The AP reports that child labor is on the cards across the U.S., with state lawmakers–mostly Republicans–calling for youngsters to be put to work to fill 'labor shortages', even in bars, even on schoolnights.

Lawmakers proposed loosening child labor laws in at least 10 states over the past two years, according to a report published last month by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. — Read the rest