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Mark Dice: Trump Using Child Labor
Posted on 9/18/17 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 4:24 pm to Parmen
The cutback to Anderson Cooper after Don Lemon calls his sweetie.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 4:27 pm to Parmen
Sadly, this is what leftist sound like.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 4:59 pm to Parmen
That's pretty good...someone actually did put that absurd argument forward:
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There, Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and author of the book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, tweeted that the administration was "Not sending a great signal on child labor, minimum wage & occupational safety" by having a "10-year-old volunteer mow its lawn."
As you might imagine, critics were somewhat dumbfounded (to put it mildly) that Greenhouse was treating this one-off photo op as if it were a policy statement. The words "Debbie Downer" appeared in at least one response. So did some other names. Thankfully, other people reminded Greenhouse that it is good for kids to mow lawns. Plenty of them spent their own childhoods mowing lawns.
Greenhouse countered by recommending they all read an article on how dangerous lawn-mowing is for kids. So I read it. I immediately recognized the name of the doctor who did the research: Dr. Gary Smith at Nationwide Hospital. "Nationwide" as in the insurance company that featured a dead kid in its Super Bowl ad a few years back.
At that time, I looked into Gary Smith's record and noted that his mission in life seems to be churning out papers about how ordinary things are insanely dangerous:
Gary Smith...is the author of papers as varied as: "Microwave Oven-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments in the United States, 1990-2010;" "Softball Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments, 1994-2010;" "Volleyball-Related Injuries..." "Pediatric inflatable bouncer-related injuries..." "Sledding-related injuries among children..." "Stair-Related Injuries to Young Children... " and possibly my favorite: "Children Treated in United States Emergency Departments for Door-Related Injuries, 1999-2008."
If he's worried about doors, you can see why lawnmowers would drive him (slowly and carefully, signaling all turns) around the bend. But those 13 injuries a day that Greenhouse keeps mentioning, turn out to be—thank god—mostly minor. Less than 10 percent warrant admission to the hospital:
The most common types of lawn mower injuries were cuts (39%) and burns (15%). The hand/finger was the most commonly injured body region, followed by the leg, feet and toes. While most children were treated and released, more than eight percent were serious enough to be admitted to the hospital. Bystanders and passengers were almost four times more likely than operators to be admitted.
By this measure, Trump was in much more danger than the boy.
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 5:13 pm to Parmen
Those are hit and miss sometimes, but that one was good!
"I could buy your wife you peasant"
"now start weed whacking along the fence or i'll send your son to North Korea"
"I could buy your wife you peasant"
"now start weed whacking along the fence or i'll send your son to North Korea"
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:08 pm to Parmen
I have three words for this reporter get a life
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