The US Government: We’re not going to make it federally mandatory for people to get paid a wage they can actually live off of
The US Government: If people want to make a living, they’ll just have to work 16+ hours a day
The US Government: And if their kids end up disenfranchised because of a lack of parental involvement, well that’s not our problem
The US Government: In fact, what is our problem is creating a system that will funnel these disenfranchised youth into our prison system so they can work for corporations (that promise us money) for damn near free
The US Government: If they don’t want to fall victim to this system, then they can seek higher education
The US Government: Except such an education will be inaccessible to most disenfranchised people and skewed in favor of the financially stable and white people
The US Government: And we’re not going to make intervention programs like sex education and conflict resolution federally mandatory, because that’s the parent’s job
The US Government: The parent who is working 16 hours a day