{"id":39909,"date":"2017-08-24T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=39909"},"modified":"2017-08-23T11:57:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:57:20","slug":"words-numbers-child-labor-was-wiped-out-by-markets-not-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2017\/08\/24\/words-numbers-child-labor-was-wiped-out-by-markets-not-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Words &#038; Numbers: Child Labor Was Wiped Out by Markets, Not Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7pKNiUZYTg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Published on 23 Aug 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1938 the US government passed the Fair Labor Standards Act mandating a forty hour work week, establishing a minimum wage, and prohibiting child labor. Because of legislation like this, government is often credited for making the American work environment safer and more fair. Yet, as Antony Davies and James Harrigan demonstrate with historical data, market forces were already making things easier on the American worker long before the FLSA.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/child_labor_was_wiped_out_by_markets_not_government\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/child_labor_was_wiped_out_by_markets_not_government<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0zq-2cKENOc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0zq-2cKENOc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2015\/sep\/09\/viral-image\/does-8-hour-day-and-40-hour-come-henry-ford-or-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2015\/sep\/09\/viral-image\/does-8-hour-day-and-40-hour-come-henry-ford-or-lab\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/child_labor_was_wiped_out_by_markets_not_government\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/child_labor_was_wiped_out_by_markets_not_government<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/prod2\/statcomp\/documents\/CT1970p1-05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/prod2\/statcomp\/documents\/CT1970p1-05.pdf<\/a><br \/>\nSee page 170 for average weekly work hours.<br \/>\nSee page 134 for child labor rates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published on 23 Aug 2017 In 1938 the US government passed the Fair Labor Standards Act mandating a forty hour work week, establishing a minimum wage, and prohibiting child labor. Because of legislation like this, government is often credited for making the American work environment safer and more fair. 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