Andylusion
Platinum Member
Labor laws that prevented children from working were great. Market economies can result in people making some really bad decisions. Some parents even sell their kids into slavery.
Blind faith in freedom leading to the best result is as naïve as those who thought communism would work.
Properly functioning markets will produce a certain type of good result. That doesn't mean markets always work or that a market result is always the best result.
When I 16, I wanted to work, and they wouldn't let me work more than 3 hours a day, 4 days a week. It sucked. Thanks a lot.