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It's so funny that you brought this up- a commenter on one of the political blogs i frequent mentioned this today as the latest Republican lie that is being pushed, and not an hour later, here is a post on DT about it! Let's see what the actual text of the actual law says- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to revise the child labor regulations issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which set forth the criteria for the permissible employment of minors under 18 years of age in agricultural and nonagricultural occupations. The proposal would implement specific recommendations made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, increase parity between the agricultural and nonagricultural child labor provisions, and also address other areas that can be improved, which were identified by the Department's own enforcement actions. The proposed agricultural revisions would impact only hired farm workers and in no way compromise the statutory child labor parental exemption involving children working on farms owned or operated by their parents. http://www.regulations.gov/#!documen...2011-0001-0001 Wow, right there in the first paragraph- a crystal clear statement that not a thing changes for kids working on their own family's farm! So no, our "illustrious prez" does not want to outlaw chores on the family farm. The GOP just figures their willing minions will swallow whatever bs they tell them to, even when it's directly contradicted in the first paragraph of the law's actual text.
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